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Donald Mills(1915-1999)

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Donald Mills
Donald Mills was born on 29 April 1915 in Piqua, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for When You're Smiling (1950), Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) and Rhythm Parade (1942). He was married to Ruth Mills. He died on 13 November 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 29, 1915
DiedNovember 13, 1999(84)
BornApril 29, 1915
DiedNovember 13, 1999(84)
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Known for

Jerome Courtland and Frankie Laine in When You're Smiling (1950)
When You're Smiling
6.9
  • One of the Mills Brothers
  • 1950
Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.3
  • Donald MIlls - Member of the Mills Brothers
  • 1934
Yvonne De Carlo, Ted Fio Rito, Julie Milton, Gale Storm, Jan Wiley, Sylvia McKay, Jean Forman, and Flower Parry in Rhythm Parade (1942)
Rhythm Parade
6.4
  • Member - The Mills Brothers
  • 1942
Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez in Strictly Dynamite (1934)
Strictly Dynamite
5.6
  • Donald Mills(as The Mills Brothers)
  • 1934

Credits

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  • Buddy Bregman, Gus Backus, Charlie Barnet, Fats Domino, Gogi Grant, Harry James, Joe Lopes, Andra Martin, Freddy Martin, Howard Miller, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Russ Morgan, William Reynolds, George Shearing, David Somerville, Jeri Southern, Cal Tjader, The Del Vikings, The Lancers, The Diamonds, and The Bill Thompson Singers in The Big Beat (1958)
    The Big Beat
    6.4
    • Donald Mills - Mills Brothers Member
    • 1958
  • Jerome Courtland and Frankie Laine in When You're Smiling (1950)
    When You're Smiling
    6.9
    • One of the Mills Brothers
    • 1950
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Jane Frazee, Tex Ritter, Charles Starrett, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
    Cowboy Canteen
    6.5
    • Mills Brother (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova, and Rosemary Lane in Chatterbox (1943)
    Chatterbox
    6.6
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Joan Davis, Dick Foran, Irene Hervey, and Fuzzy Knight in He's My Guy (1943)
    He's My Guy
    6.1
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ann Miller in Reveille with Beverly (1943)
    Reveille with Beverly
    6.7
    • Donald - Mills Brothers (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Ted Fio Rito, Julie Milton, Gale Storm, Jan Wiley, Sylvia McKay, Jean Forman, and Flower Parry in Rhythm Parade (1942)
    Rhythm Parade
    6.4
    • Member - The Mills Brothers
    • 1942
  • Paper Doll
    6.9
    Short
    • Singer
    • 1942
  • Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
    Broadway Gondolier
    6.4
    • Donald Mills (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Operator 13 (1934)
    Operator 13
    5.9
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez in Strictly Dynamite (1934)
    Strictly Dynamite
    5.6
    • Donald Mills (as The Mills Brothers)
    • 1934
  • Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
    Twenty Million Sweethearts
    6.3
    • Donald MIlls - Member of the Mills Brothers
    • 1934
  • Stuart Erwin and Donald Novis in The Big Broadcast (1932)
    The Big Broadcast
    6.6
    • Donald Mills (uncredited)
    • 1932

Music Department



  • Operator 13 (1934)
    Operator 13
    5.9
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Mills Brothers official site
  • Alternative name
    • The Mills Brothers
  • Born
    • April 29, 1915
    • Piqua, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • November 13, 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Mills? - 1988 (her death, 3 sons, 3 daughters)
  • Other works
    CD: Still...There's You (2001), the last recording released by the Mills Brothers. JHM Enterprises.

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    The Mills Brothers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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