Duke Ellington
Birthday: 1899-04-29
Deathday: 1974-05-24
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1959-07-01 | Anatomy of a Murder | Pie Eye (uncredited) |
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1950-01-01 | Salute to Duke Ellington | |
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1949-01-01 | Symphony In Swing | |
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1943-03-24 | Cabin in the Sky | Duke Ellington (uncredited) |
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1943-02-04 | Reveille with Beverly | Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited) |
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1943-01-01 | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | |
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1942-01-01 | I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good | |
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1942-01-01 | Flamingo | |
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1937-04-26 | The Hit Parade | Duke Ellington |
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1934-09-21 | Belle of the Nineties | Piano Player |
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1934-06-08 | Many Happy Returns | Piano Player (uncredited) |
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1934-05-18 | Murder at the Vanities | Duke Ellington |
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1930-10-02 | Check and Double Check | Orchestra Leader |
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1929-12-08 | Black and Tan | Duke Ellington |