Ruth Dorothea Kennedy Ellington

1915–2004 (age 89)

Musician

About Ruth Dorothea Kennedy Ellington

Ruth Dorothea Kennedy Ellington (1915–2004) lived to age 89. They were a musician. Born in Washington, D.C., they died in Manhattan. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York.

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