Jack Buchanan

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Jack Buchanan

Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1891 (Helensburgh), Died October 20, 1957 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1925

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W141271	10-in.	11/17/1925	A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you	Jack Buchanan ; Gertrude Lawrence	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	W141295	10-in.	11/20/1925	Gigolette	Jack Buchanan	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	76182	12-in.	approximately July 1918	Any little things	Philip Braham ; Jack Buchanan ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Monkman	Vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	76183	12-in.	approximately July 1918	Gnee 'ah	Philip Braham ; Jack Buchanan ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	76184	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The special cop	Philip Braham ; Jack Buchanan ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Monkman	Vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Buchanan, Jack," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109265.

Buchanan, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109265.

"Buchanan, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.