Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 74
Gender Male
Birthday April 29, 1899
Day of Death May 24, 1974 (75 years old)
Place of Birth Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
- Edward Kennedy Ellington
- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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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.
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.
Acting
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Writing
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