Duke Ellington
Actor · Original Music Composer · Music · Musical
Born Apr 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Active 1929–1974 · Awards: Spingarn Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Trustees Award, German Film Award for best original music, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
Filmography
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (2026) — Music · MusicianAnatomy of a Murder (1959) — Pie Eye (uncredited) · Original Music ComposerDaybreak Express (1957) — MusicThe Turning Point (1977) — MusicParis Blues (1961) — Original Music ComposerCabin in the Sky (1943) — Duke Ellington (uncredited) · MusicThe Vampire (1945) — MusicBlack and Tan (1929) — Duke EllingtonSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) — Original Music ComposerSophisticated Ladies (1982) — MusicalAssault on a Queen (1966) — Original Music ComposerReveille with Beverly (1943) — Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)Masks and Memories (1934) — SongsBelle of the Nineties (1934) — Piano PlayerThe War of the Infras (1978) — MusicMurder at the Vanities (1934) — Duke EllingtonSo Long (2012) — Original Music ComposerNutcracker Sweeties (1997) — MusicThe Hit Parade (1937) — Duke EllingtonCheck and Double Check (1930) — Orchestra LeaderChange of Mind (1969) — Original Music ComposerMany Happy Returns (1934) — Piano Player (uncredited)The Asphalt Jungle (1961) — MusicI Got It Bad & That Ain't Good (1942)