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Hoagy Carmichael: Biography
Birth Name:
Hoagland Howard Carmichael
Birth Place:
Bloomington, IN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
November 22, Scorpio
Date of Death:
12/27/1981
Profession:
Composer; bandleader; actor
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Hoagy Carmichael Fast Facts:
His first published song, "Riverboard Shuffle," written while he was in college, was recorded by Bix and the Wolverines in 1924.
Among his most well-known compositions are "Stardust" (1927), "Georgia on My Mind" (1935) and "Heart and Soul" (1938).
Author Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel,
Casino Royale
, described Bond as closely resembling Carmichael.
In the 1960s, starred in the weekly TV western
Laramie
and "guest-starred" in an episode of the cartoon series
The Flintstones
, contributing a song called "Yabba-Dabba-Dabba-Dabba-Doo."
Authored two autobiographies,
The Stardust Road
(1946) and
Sometimes I Wonder
(1965).
Hoagy Carmichael Relationships:
Georgia Carmichael Maxwell - Sister
Hoagy Bix Carmichael - Son
Howard Carmichael - Father
Joanne Carmichael - Sister
Lida Mary Robison Carmichael - Mother
Martha - Sister
Randy Bob Carmichael - Son
Ruth Meinardi - Ex-wife
Wanda McKay - Wife
Hoagy Carmichael Awards:
1951 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Winner
1946 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
College:
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (BA, 1925); Indiana University, School of Law, Bloomington, IN (1926)
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