Duke Ellington

Birthday: 4/29/1899
Deathday: 5/24/1974
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward 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.