The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Mercedes Ellington

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Mercedes Ellington

08/12/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.010

Dancer and choreographer Mercedes Ellington (1939 - ), the granddaughter of Duke Ellington, was the first African American member of the June Taylor Dancers on The Jackie Gleason Show. She also opened The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts. Ellington was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 08/12/2016, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 34m 24s

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Ellington, Mercedes

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Dancer and choreographer Mercedes Ellington was born on February 9, 1939 in New York City to Ruth Silas Batts and trumpet player and conductor Mercer Ellington, son of renowned composer and bandleader Duke Ellington. Ellington was raised by her maternal grandparents Louise Petgrave Silas and Alfred Silas, who enrolled her in dance and ballet classes at an early age. Ellington received a scholarship to attend The Metropolitan Opera School of Ballet, but decided to enroll at The Julliard School at...