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Donald Johnson Ellis
1934 – 1978 Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Photo added by Linda Carole Mustion
- Birth
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Death
- 17 Dec 1978 (aged 44)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Burial
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Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.1483071, Longitude: -118.3263881
- Plot
- Sheltering Hills
- Memorial ID
- 10780014 View Source
Musician. Don Ellis was a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader. He is best known for his experimental musical style punctuated with unusual and complex time signatures. The Don Ellis Orchestra made it's breakthrough performance at the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1971, Don turned to film composing and won a Grammy for his work on "The French Connection." Cause of death: heart attack
Musician. Don Ellis was a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader. He is best known for his experimental musical style punctuated with unusual and complex time signatures. The Don Ellis Orchestra made it's breakthrough performance at the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1971, Don turned to film composing and won a Grammy for his work on "The French Connection." Cause of death: heart attack
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- Maintained by: YankeeGraver
- Originally Created by: Lisa Burks
- Added: Apr 13, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10780014/donald_johnson-ellis: accessed ), memorial page for Donald Johnson Ellis (25 Jul 1934–17 Dec 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10780014, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by YankeeGraver (contributor 47149312).
