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List of movies starring Duke Ellington
Washington, District of Columbia, USAEdward 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.
Duke Ellington has starred in 44 movies. Duke Ellington's first movie was Black and Tan (December 8, 1929) and their last movie was I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (September 12, 2024).
Order of Duke Ellington movies:

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
September 12, 1935
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Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
May 1, 1966
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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
November 11, 2003
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Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
January 13, 2014
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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
February 15, 2019
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
September 12, 2024
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