American jazz trumpeter, a.k.a. Corky Cornelius.
Born December 3, 1914, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Died August 3, 1943 in New York, New York, USA (age of 28).
He was married to Irene Daye from 1941 until his death in 1943.

He began his career in the early 1930s, playing with Les Brown, Buddy Rogers, and Frank Dailey. He joined Benny Goodman's band early in 1939, and went with Gene Krupa when the drummer split off to form his own group. He left Gene Krupa and joined the Casa Loma Orchestra from 1941 until 1943