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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Acting • 1899-04-29 • 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.

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Black and Tan6.3

Black and Tan

1929

Belle of the Nineties6.1

Belle of the Nineties

1934

Murder at the Vanities5.7

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Check and Double Check5.7

Check and Double Check

1930

Anatomy of a Murder7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

Cabin in the Sky6.5

Cabin in the Sky

1943

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