Duke Ellington

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    April 29, 1899

    Day of Death

    May 24, 1974 (75 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Duke Ellington

    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

    • Anatomy of a Murder

      Anatomy of a Murder

      1959

    • The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

      The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

      2019

    • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      2024

    • Cabin in the Sky

      Cabin in the Sky

      1943

    • Black and Tan

      Black and Tan

      1929

    • Jazz

      Jazz

      2001

    • What's My Line?

      What's My Line?

      1950

    • Jam Session

      Jam Session

      1942

    • The Ed Sullivan Show

      The Ed Sullivan Show

      1948

    • The Dick Cavett Show

      The Dick Cavett Show

      1968

    • The Apollo

      The Apollo

      2019

    • Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

      Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

      1935

    • Belle of the Nineties

      Belle of the Nineties

      1934

    • Murder at the Vanities

      Murder at the Vanities

      1934

    • Birth of the Blues

      Birth of the Blues

      1941