Acting
Duke Ellington
Also Known As: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Birth Date
April 29, 1899
Death Date
May 24, 1974
(passed away at 75)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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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.
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Merv Griffin Show
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The Dick Cavett Show
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What's My Line?
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Bambi
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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The Steve Allen Show
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German Film Award
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Aktuelle Schaubude
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1957 • 1 episode
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Jazz
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The Bell Telephone Hour
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1959 • 1 episode
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NET Playhouse
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Piano Blues
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The Intimate Duke Ellington
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2003
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Anatomy of a Murder
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Jazz Evolution
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
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