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Duke Ellington

Biography

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

Birthday

1899-04-29

Place of birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Death day

1974-05-24

Gallery

Movies

Anatomy of a Murder

Character: Pie Eye (uncredited)

Release date: 07/01/1959

Murder at the Vanities

Character: Duke Ellington

Release date: 05/18/1934

Belle of the Nineties

Character: Piano Player

Release date: 09/21/1934

Birth of the Blues

Character: Self (archive footage)

Release date: 11/07/1941

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Character: Self

Release date: 01/13/2014