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    Duke Ellington

    1899-04-29 (125 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
    0 %|Sep 12, 2024
    Documentary, Music
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    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
    77.5 %|Sep 11, 2024
    Documentary, History
    actor
    Steve e il Duca
    0 %|Apr 27, 2024
    Documentary, Music
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    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
    68 %|Jan 9, 2022
    Documentary, Music
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    Duke Ellington in Isfahan
    0 %|Sep 2, 2021
    Documentary
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    The Apollo
    63 %|Apr 24, 2019
    Documentary
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    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
    77 %|Feb 25, 2019
    Documentary, History, TV Movie
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    The Jazz Ambassadors
    70 %|May 4, 2018
    Documentary
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    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
    0 %|May 24, 2014
    Documentary, Music
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    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
    5 %|Jan 13, 2014
    Music
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    Jazz Evolution
    60 %|Aug 12, 2008
    Music
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    Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
    0 %|May 21, 2007
    Music
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    Alice Babs - Swing It!
    0 %|Jan 1, 2007
    Documentary
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    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
    0 %|Oct 25, 2005
    Music, Documentary
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    Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
    0 %|Apr 19, 2005
    Music
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    The Story Of The Blues
    42 %|Jun 30, 2004
    Music, Documentary
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    The Harlem Renaissance
    60 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Documentary, Music, History
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    Improvisation
    0 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Music, Documentary
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    Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
    0 %|Nov 11, 2003
    Music
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    Piano Blues
    65 %|Oct 4, 2003
    Music, Documentary
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    The Intimate Duke Ellington
    0 %|Jun 17, 2003
    Music
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    It's Black Entertainment
    80 %|Feb 8, 2002
    Documentary, Music
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    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
    0 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Music
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    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
    0 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Music
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    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    0 %|Apr 19, 1975
    Documentary
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    On the Road with Duke Ellington
    0 %|Dec 31, 1974
    Documentary
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    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
    0 %|Jun 16, 1967
    Music, Documentary
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    The Strolling '20s
    0 %|Feb 4, 1966
    Music, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Anatomy of a Murder
    78.36 %|Jul 1, 1959
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Jazz Ball
    70 %|Jan 1, 1956
    Music, Documentary
    actor
    Solitude
    0 %|Jun 1, 1952
    Music
    actor
    Mood Indigo
    0 %|Feb 3, 1952
    Music
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    Sophisticated Lady
    0 %|Feb 3, 1952
    Music
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    Salute to Duke Ellington
    0 %|Jan 1, 1950
    actor
    Symphony In Swing
    0 %|Jan 1, 1949
    actor
    Date with Duke
    10 %|Oct 30, 1947
    Animation
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    Cabin in the Sky
    63 %|Mar 24, 1943
    Music, Fantasy
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    Reveille with Beverly
    70 %|Feb 4, 1943
    Comedy, Music, Romance, War
    actor
    Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
    0 %|Jan 1, 1943
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    Jam Session
    61 %|Jan 1, 1942
    Music
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    Bli-Blip
    80 %|Jan 1, 1942
    Music
    actor
    I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
    0 %|Jan 1, 1942
    actor
    Flamingo
    0 %|Jan 1, 1942
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    Birth of the Blues
    53 %|Nov 7, 1941
    Music, Romance
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    Hot Chocolate
    75 %|Feb 20, 1941
    Music
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    The Hit Parade
    40 %|Apr 26, 1937
    Music
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    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
    66 %|Sep 12, 1935
    Music, Drama
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    Belle of the Nineties
    58 %|Sep 21, 1934
    Comedy, Drama
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    Many Happy Returns
    53 %|Jun 8, 1934
    Comedy
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    Murder at the Vanities
    54 %|May 18, 1934
    Music, Mystery, Comedy
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    A Bundle of Blues
    56 %|Jan 31, 1933
    Music
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    Check and Double Check
    53 %|Oct 2, 1930
    Comedy
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    Black and Tan
    62 %|Dec 8, 1929
    Music, Drama

    Series

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    Jazz
    80 %|Jan 9, 2001
    Documentary
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    Le Grand Échiquier
    80 %|Jan 12, 1972
    Reality
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    The Dick Cavett Show
    66 %|Jun 6, 1968
    Talk
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    The Merv Griffin Show
    53 %|Oct 1, 1962
    Talk
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    48 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    Discorama
    0 %|Feb 4, 1959
    Talk
    actor
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    60 %|Jan 12, 1959
    actor
    Aktuelle Schaubude
    60 %|Dec 7, 1957
    News, Talk
    actor
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    57 %|Jul 29, 1957
    Talk
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    The Steve Allen Show
    40 %|Jun 24, 1956
    Comedy
    actor
    Deutscher Filmpreis
    60 %|Jan 1, 1951
    Reality
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    What's My Line?
    66 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Family, Comedy
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    65 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    65 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    65 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk
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    Bambi Awards
    90 %|Jan 1, 1948
    Reality