Person to Person - Duke Ellington
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 11: Audiovisual Materials / 11.2: Moving Image Materials
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content: 1 Film reel (16mm black and white composite optical track print (kinescope), 500 ft.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1957 March 15
container: label: Container
content: Box 18A, Item AC0415-RV0005
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content: Reel AC0415-OF0005
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Moving Images
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content: Film reels
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content: Producer: CBS Television

Performers: Duke Ellington, Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow interviews Duke Ellington at his New York City apartment. Ruth Ellington James and Mercer Ellington are also interviewed. Ellington discusses music, composing, and his life in music. He plays selections from several pieces. He also points out awards and plaques, amny of which are in the Archives Center's Ellington Collections.