'Whispering' Jack Smith

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Gender

Male

Birthday

29-May-1896

Age

(130 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Jacob Schmidt
Jack Smith

'Whispering' Jack Smith

Biography

His distinctive "whispering" vocal delivery, for which he became famous, was caused when he fell victim to a poison gas attack during World War I. His voice never fully recovered and, unable to sing at full volume, he instead learned to make the best use of early microphone technology to record his soft vocal style.

Credits

The Big Party (1930) Character: Billy Greer
Kitty Collins and Flo Jenkins, a couple of jazz-age cuties with bobbed-hair and rolled-stockings, go in search of good-times and whoopee-making. The party they find also includes some out-of-town, butter-and-egg millionaires whose definition of whoopee is not the same as the one Kitty and Flo have. The wives of the millionaires also have a different-and-dim view on the matter.

Happy Days (1929) Character: Minstrel Show Performer
In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing that the show is in arrears, goes to New York to gather all of the former stars to stage a minstrel show as a benefit.

Cheer Up and Smile (1930) Character: Himself
When a popular radio singer is knocked unconscious during a robbery, a squeaky-voiced college boy fills in for him. To everyone's amazement, especially his recent girlfriend, who just broke up with him, he becomes an overnight sensation.

'Whispering' Jack Smith

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'Whispering' Jack Smith

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