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Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman an instant star. In 1924 he introduced the George Gershwin classic Rhapsody in Blue, which became the band's signature song. Whiteman had the foresight to hire some of the best jazz musicians of the era, including Red Nichols, Frankie Trumbauer, Tommy Dorsey and Bix Beiderbecke. Bing Crosby got his start with Whiteman in 1929, in a trio called the Rhythm Boys. Whiteman's band continued its run into the 1930s, but toward the end of the decade their popularity began to wane, and in the early 1940s Whiteman took a job as musical director for the American Broadcasting Co., a position he kept into the '60s. He would put together his band every so often during that period, and in the early 1960s they even managed to secure engagements in Las Vegas, after which Whiteman retired.- Toranosuke Ogawa was born on 1 December 1897 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Hidden Fortress (1958), Seven Samurai (1954) and Sanjuro (1962). He died on 29 December 1967 in Japan.
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Janusz Strachocki was born on 8 February 1892 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Cien (1956), Jasne Lany (1947) and Na jasnym brzegu (1921). He died on 29 December 1967 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Maurice Garçon was born on 25 November 1889 in Lille, France. He was a writer, known for Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin (1948), Avec André Gide (1951) and Bibliothèque de poche (1966). He died on 29 December 1967 in Paris, France.
- Émile Servan-Schreiber was born on 20 December 1888 in Paris. He was married to Denise Brésard . He died on 29 December 1967 in Veulettes-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France.