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Duke Ellington

Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974 · age 75
From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

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§ Known for

Anatomy of a Murder

1959 · Pie Eye (uncredited)

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

1943 · Duke Ellington (uncredited)

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991 · —

The Hit Parade

1937 · Duke Ellington

Many Happy Returns

1934 · Piano Player (uncredited)

Check and Double Check

1930 · Orchestra Leader

Belle of the Nineties

1934 · Piano Player

Murder at the Vanities

1934 · Duke Ellington

Daybreak Express

1957 · Other