Duke Ellington
AKA: Edward Kennedy Ellington
Birthday: 1899-04-29
Died: 1974-05-24
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Pie Eye (uncredited)
Character: Duke Ellington
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Duke Ellington
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Duke Ellington
Character: Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Character: Self (archival)
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Character: Self (archival footage)
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Orchestra Leader
Character: Piano Player (uncredited)
Character: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Job: Original Music Composer
Job: Original Music Composer
Job: Original Music Composer
Job: Original Music Composer
Job: Original Music Composer
