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Thelonious Monk

Acting

Born October 10, 1917 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Died February 17, 1982

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Awards & recognition

  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2006
  • Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards · 2006
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2002
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2000
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 1998
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  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1993
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1992
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography7 titles

Monk & Pannonica: An American Story

2022as Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)

Rewind & Play

2022as Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

1988as Self (archive footage)

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1959as Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

2018as Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Love Affairs

1959Original Music Composer