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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

199059m
Music

Status

Released

Release

1990

Runtime

59m

Storyline

"Billie Holiday, jazz, singer"

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday integrates film and video performances, recordings, words from her controversial autobiography (read by actress Ruby Dee) and interviews with artists who played with her (pianist Mal Waldron, trumpeter Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison), Milt Gabler (owner of Commodore and a producer at Decca), author Albert Murray and vocalists Carmen McRae and Annie Ross.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
59m
Mar 1, 1990
Languages
English
Director
Matthew Seig
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

1 Cast Members

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

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