| Hoagy Carmichael  AKA Hoagland Howard Carmichael
Born: 11-Nov-1899
Birthplace: Bloomington, IN
Died: 27-Dec-1981
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Songwriter Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Songwriter, Stardust, Heart and Soul Authored a number of classic "standards", including "Stardust", "Skylark", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on My Mind", "Rockin' Chair", "Lazy River", "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", and "Heart and Soul". Mother: Lida Carmichael
Wife: Ruth Meinardi (m. 1936, div. 1955)
Son: Hoagy Bix
Son: Randy
Wife: Wanda McKay (actress; m. 20-May-1977)
University: BA, Indiana University (1925)
Law School: Indiana University (1926)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1720 Vine Street (television)
Oscar for Best Music Original Song 1951, for "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
TELEVISION
Laramie Jonesy (1959-60)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Belles on Their Toes (2-May-1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1-Jan-1952)
Young Man with a Horn (9-Feb-1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (21-Nov-1946)
Canyon Passage (17-Jul-1946)
To Have and Have Not (11-Oct-1944)
Author of books:
The Stardust Road (1946, autobiography)
Sometimes I Wonder (1965, autobiography)
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