- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 34 min., 24 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Dancer, choreographer, and educator Mercedes Ellington was born on February 09, 1939, in New York, New York. After earning a degree in classical music and dance from Julliard, Ellington became the first African-American to be a June Taylor Dancer, the featured performers on The Jackie Gleason Show. After leaving the show, Ellington had an extraordinary career on Broadway. Soon, Ellington became an award winning choreographer and opened a non-profit organization in memory of her grandfather called The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts. She was a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and the Screen Actors' Guild. In addition, Ellington has served on the local and national boards of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In 2016, she also co-authored a book entitled Duke Ellington: An American Composer and Icon with Stephen Brower. Ellington lives in New York with her long-time partner, Kent Drake.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Mercedes Ellington
- Mercedes Ellington
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 1003150835
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Mercedes Ellington.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
033424
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Harriette Cole, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded New York, New York 2016 August 12.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Dancer Choreographer.
- Added Author
Ellington, Mercedes, interviewee.
Cole, Harriette, interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.