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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1899-04-29

Birth Place

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Bundle of Blues

A Bundle of Blues

1933

5.6

Movie
poster

Aktuelle Schaubude

1957

6.0

TV
Alice Babs - Swing It!

Alice Babs - Swing It!

2007

0.0

Movie
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

7.8

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties

1934

5.8

Movie
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005

0.0

Movie
Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941

5.3

Movie
Black and Tan

Black and Tan

1929

6.3

Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

0.0

Movie
Bli-Blip

Bli-Blip

1942

8.0

Movie
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

6.3

Movie
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

2022

6.8

Movie
Check and Double Check

Check and Double Check

1930

5.3

Movie
Date with Duke

Date with Duke

1947

1.0

Movie
poster

Deutscher Filmpreis

1951

6.0

TV
poster

Discorama

1959

0.0

TV
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

2000

0.0

Movie
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan  Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

2014

0.5

Movie
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

1943

0.0

Movie
Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

2021

0.0

Movie
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

2003

0.0

Movie
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

1967

0.0

Movie
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

2005

0.0

Movie
Flamingo

Flamingo

1942

0.0

Movie
Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

1941

7.5

Movie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

0.0

Movie
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

1942

0.0

Movie
Improvisation

Improvisation

2004

0.0

Movie
It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

8.0

Movie
Jam Session

Jam Session

1942

6.1

Movie
poster

Jazz

2001

8.0

TV
Jazz Ball

Jazz Ball

1956

7.0

Movie
Jazz Evolution

Jazz Evolution

2008

6.0

Movie
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

2007

0.0

Movie
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

1934

5.3

Movie
Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

1952

0.0

Movie
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

1934

5.4

Movie
On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

1974

0.0

Movie
Piano Blues

Piano Blues

2003

6.5

Movie
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943

7.0

Movie
Salute to Duke Ellington

Salute to Duke Ellington

1950

0.0

Movie
Solitude

Solitude

1952

0.0

Movie
Sophisticated Lady

Sophisticated Lady

1952

0.0

Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

2024

7.8

Movie
Steve e il Duca

Steve e il Duca

2024

0.0

Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935

6.6

Movie
Symphony In Swing

Symphony In Swing

1949

0.0

Movie
The Apollo

The Apollo

2019

6.4

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

7.6

Movie
The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance

2004

6.0

Movie
The Hit Parade

The Hit Parade

1937

4.0

Movie
The Intimate Duke Ellington

The Intimate Duke Ellington

2003

0.0

Movie
The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors

2018

7.0

Movie
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
The Story Of The Blues

The Story Of The Blues

2004

4.2

Movie
The Strolling '20s

The Strolling '20s

1966

0.0

Movie
poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

6.5

TV
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV