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Ruth Ellington (Ruth Dorothea Ellington) was born on 2 July, 1915 in Washington D.C. USA, is a miscellaneous. Discover Ruth Ellington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As Ruth Dorothea Ellington
Occupation miscellaneous
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 2 July 1915
Birthday 2 July
Birthplace Washington D.C. USA
Date of death 6 March, 2004
Died Place Manhattan, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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Ruth Ellington Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Ruth Ellington's Husband?

Her husband is McHenry Boatwright (1979 - 1994) ( his death), Daniel James (? - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

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Husband McHenry Boatwright (1979 - 1994) ( his death), Daniel James (? - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Ruth Ellington Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ruth Ellington worth at the age of 89 years old? Ruth Ellington’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. She is from United States. We have estimated Ruth Ellington's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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1915

The younger sister and only sibling of famed musician, composer and bandleader Edward "Duke" Ellington, Ruth was born in 1915 to piano-playing parents James Edward and Daisy (nee Kennedy) Ellington in Washington, D. C.

1930

In the 1930s, the family moved to New York City, where Duke had established himself as one of the premier jazz performers of the Harlem Renaissance. The siblings lost both parents while Ruth was still in her teens, and she adopted some of her brother's bandmates as family. Throughout her life she would maintain contact with the performers and their wives, especially Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick and Arthur Wetsol. Included in this supportive clan were Ivie Anderson, Joya Sherrill, Marie Cole, and Kay Davis, singers from the early days of Edward's career.

1939

Graduating with a degree in biology from Columbia University in 1939, Ruth was planning a thesis comparing educational techniques between Paris and New York when her brother asked her to run his his newly formed publishing company, Tempo Music. Her duties there most importantly included maintaining copyrights to Duke's published music, recordings and performances.

1941

She remained as president of the organization from 1941 until 1995.

1950

The well-connected, college educated beauty gained a measure of fame in her own right as a New York radio host in the 1950s, was influential in the establishment of jazz ministry and was active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Additionally, she became her brother's business manager and oversaw his copyrights and other interests after his death. Ms. Ellington was 16 years younger than her brother and therefore raised essentially as an only child in the District of Columbia, her father working for a time as a butler.

In the early 1950s, Ruth hosted a popular interview program on radio station WLIB, helping make it the leading voice for New York City's black residents. And as the show was beamed to many US cities, the successful, well educated sophisticate promoted the rise of African-American culture across the country. During this time, she was married to journalist and political scientist Daniel James, with whom she had two sons, Michael and Stephen James. The couple later divorced, but remained on friendly terms.

1969

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1970

Ellington was her brother's escort to the White House when US president Richard Nixon hosted a gala in honor of the Duke's 70th birthday. Her beloved sibling passed away five years later, leaving the business and his extensive collection of manuscripts, sound recordings, honors and personal correspondence in her care.

1979

Ruth married operatic baritone McHenry Boatwright in 1979 and they remained together until his 1994 death. A friend of the first designated jazz pastor, The Reverend John Garcia Gensel, she became a founder of the jazz ministry of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan and did various charity work promoting the NAACP throughout her life. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C.

1991

bought 77 boxes of Duke's musical scores, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, correspondence, appointment books and business records from the Ellington estate in 1991. It is known as the Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials in honor of her dedicated loyalty to the legendary musician's career.