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James Cross(1919-1981)

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James Cross was born on 20 June 1919 in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is the Army (1943), Ship Ahoy (1942) and Boarding House Blues (1948). He died on 25 January 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 20, 1919
DiedJanuary 25, 1981(61)
BornJune 20, 1919
DiedJanuary 25, 1981(61)
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Known for

This Is the Army (1943)
This Is the Army
5.8
  • Lead Singer
  • Dancer - 'Harlem' Number(uncredited)
  • 1943
Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
Ship Ahoy
6.4
  • 'Stump'
  • 1942
Boarding House Blues (1948)
Boarding House Blues
6.0
  • Stump
  • 1948
Nautical Knights
Short
  • Comedian(as Stump & Stumpy)
  • 1938

Credits

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  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1957)
    How to Marry a Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Jesse
    • 1958
  • That Certain Feeling (1956)
    That Certain Feeling
    6.3
    • TV Technician (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Boarding House Blues (1948)
    Boarding House Blues
    6.0
    • Stump
    • 1948
  • This Is the Army (1943)
    This Is the Army
    5.8
    • Lead Singer
    • Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
    Ship Ahoy
    6.4
    • 'Stump'
    • 1942
  • Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, and Mary Martin in The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
    The Great Victor Herbert
    5.5
    • Singing Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Nautical Knights
    Short
    • Comedian (as Stump & Stumpy)
    • 1938

Soundtrack



  • Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
    Michael Feinstein's American Songbook
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear"
    • 2010
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
    7.9
    Video
    • performer: "That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear"
    • 2009
  • Warner at War (2008)
    Warner at War
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • performer: "That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • The Brothers Warner (2007)
    The Brothers Warner
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Boarding House Blues (1948)
    Boarding House Blues
    6.0
    • performer: "WE'VE GOT RHYTHM TO SPARE" (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • This Is the Army (1943)
    This Is the Army
    5.8
    • performer: "That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear"
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • James 'Stump' Cross
  • Born
    • June 20, 1919
    • Ocean City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • January 25, 1981
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Was "Stump" to partner Eddie Hartman, and later Harold Cromer's, "Stumpy".

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