AKA Edward Kennedy Ellington

Born: 29-Apr-1899
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Died: 24-May-1974
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Jazz composer

Wrote It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing with Irving Mills.

Father: James Edward Ellington
Mother: Daisy Kennedy Ellington
Sister: Ruth Ellington Boatwright (younger sister, d. 6-Mar-2004 at age 88)
Wife: Edna Thompson (m. 2-Jul-1918, separated, one child)

    Pulitzer Prize 1999 (special citation)
    Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969
    French Legion of Honor 1973
    Spingarn Medal 1959
    Grammy 1959 for Anatomy of a Murder (soundtrack)
    Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978
    Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6535 Hollywood Blvd (recordings)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Cabin in the Sky (9-Apr-1943) Himself
    Reveille with Beverly (4-Feb-1943) Himself
    Belle of the Nineties (21-Sep-1934)

Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #2211 (22 cents, issued 29-Apr-1986)

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