Acting
Birthday: April 29, 1899 (126)
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)Age: 60as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Salute to Duke Ellington (1950)Age: 51- Symphony In Swing (1949)Age: 50
Reveille with Beverly (1943)Age: 44as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943)Age: 44
Cabin in the Sky (1943)Age: 44as Duke Ellington (uncredited)- I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good (1942)Age: 43
- Flamingo (1942)Age: 43
The Hit Parade (1937)Age: 38as Duke Ellington
Murder at the Vanities (1934)Age: 35as Duke Ellington
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