Ray Anthony is an American retired bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Ray Anthony in 1950
Anthony performing in 1947
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and commercially successful dance orchestra of the swing era and one of the greatest singles charting acts of the 20th century. As of 2024, Ray Anthony is the last surviving member of the orchestra.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, on the set of Sun Valley Serenade, 1941