Duke Ellington
April 29, 1899Washington, 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.
Filmography
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · 7.8
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · 7.3
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · 6.5
Black and Tan
1929 · 6.3
The Hit Parade
1937 · 6.3
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · 6.1
Check and Double Check
1930 · 5.7
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 5.7
Many Happy Returns
1934 · 5.3
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991 · 0.0
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Salute to Duke Ellington
1950 · 0.0
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943 · 0.0
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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942 · 0.0
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Symphony In Swing
1949 · 0.0
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Flamingo
1942 · 0.0