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Duke Ellington
Actor, Composer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born April 29, 1899Died May 24, 1974 (75 years)
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
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder · as Pie Eye (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Twentieth Century (1957) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky · as Duke Ellington (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly · as Duke - Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties · as Piano Player |
| 1934 | Many Happy Returns · as Piano Player (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Check and Double Check · as Orchestra Leader |