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Duke Ellington
Acting
29 Apr 1899
† 24 May 1974
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
Also Known As
Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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Duke Ellington's Movies
78%
Anatomy of a Murder
01 Jul 1959
77%
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
25 Feb 2019
77%
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
11 Sept 2024
65%
Cabin in the Sky
24 Mar 1943
63%
Black and Tan
08 Dec 1929
62%
Jam Session
16 Feb 1942
65%
The Apollo
24 Apr 2019
66%
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
12 Sept 1935
58%
Belle of the Nineties
21 Sept 1934
55%
Murder at the Vanities
18 May 1934
60%
Birth of the Blues
07 Nov 1941
65%
Piano Blues
04 Oct 2003
56%
A Bundle of Blues
31 Jan 1933
53%
Check and Double Check
02 Oct 1930
70%
Reveille with Beverly
04 Feb 1943
78%
Hot Chocolate
20 Feb 1941
68%
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
09 Jan 2022
53%
Many Happy Returns
08 Jun 1934
50%
The Hit Parade
26 Apr 1937
42%
The Story Of The Blues
30 Jun 2004
Duke Ellington's TV Shows
75%
Jazz
09 Jan 2001
70%
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
68%
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
68%
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
62%
The Merv Griffin Show
01 Oct 1962
54%
The Mike Douglas Show
11 Dec 1961
56%
The Steve Allen Show
24 Jun 1956
70%
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
29 Jul 1957
73%
The Bell Telephone Hour
12 Jan 1959
80%
Le Grand Échiquier
12 Jan 1972
60%
German Film Award
06 Jun 1951
90%
Bambi
01 Jan 1948
60%
Aktuelle Schaubude
07 Dec 1957
0%
Discorama
04 Feb 1959
0%