Duke Ellington

Acting

Born: 1899-04-29

Died: 1974-05-24

From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Edward Kennedy EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

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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Awards & Nominations10 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

1999

🏆 Won

Songwriters Hall of Fame

1971

🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music

1971

🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1969

🏆 Won

Grammy Trustees Award

1968

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1966

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

Paris Blues

1962

🏆 Won

Spingarn Medal

1959

🏆 Won

German Film Award for best original music

Jonas

1957

🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Duke Ellington

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations10 won · 1 nominated

Acting7 titles

Anatomy of a Murder

Check and Double Check

Cabin in the Sky

Murder at the Vanities

Belle of the Nineties

Reveille with Beverly

Black and Tan

Sound10 titles

Anatomy of a Murder

The Asphalt Jungle

Paris Blues

Cabin in the Sky

The Turning Point

Assault on a Queen

Daybreak Express

Change of Mind

The Vampire

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life