His name was Artie Shaw, but he was born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, the son of Jewish immigrants. Artie married eight times and among his wives—check this—were Ava Gardner, the smoldering beauty ...

This Academy Award-winning documentary is the definitive portrait of "the King of the Clarinet", Artie Shaw. Brigitte Berman's film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1985, and is screening ...

This in-depth examination of the life and career of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw cuts between archival footage, location shots, and an interview with Shaw himself. Berman illustrates the ...