Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on...
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William Dufty. The book formed the basis of the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross. The life story of jazz singer Billie Holiday told...
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Lady Sings the Blues may refer to: "Lady Sings the Blues" (song), a 1956 song by Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday album), a 1956 album...
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Lady Sings the Blues is the soundtrack to the Billie Holiday biopic of the same name, which starred Diana Ross in her 1972 screen debut. It became Ross'...
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Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues is a 1993 live album by Diana Ross released on the Motown label. The album was recorded at the 975-seat Walter...
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Denise Gordy (category American film actresses)
theatrical features, beginning in 1972 with her role in Lady Sings the Blues as a dancer in the nightclub chorus. In 1974, Gordy appeared in Black Fist...
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Billy Dee Williams filmography (section Film)
Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise and has also appeared in critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany...
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A Jazzman's Blues is a 2022 American drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer...
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Billie Holiday (redirect from Lady Day (singer))
others' care for her first decade of life. Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, published in 1956, is inconsistent regarding details of her early...
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The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd...
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with Bessie Smith Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie...
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Brad Dexter (category American male film actors)
(1960), and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such as Lady Sings the Blues. He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship...
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De Passe Jones Entertainment (section Films)
teen act. The company's first feature film was Lady Sings the Blues (1972), a Billie Holiday biographical film starring Diana Ross as Holliday and Billy...
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Lackawanna Blues is a 2005 American biographical drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. It aired on HBO...
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Shanghai Blues (Chinese:上海之夜) is a Hong Kong comedy film directed and produced by Tsui Hark in his producer debut, which had its premiere in September...
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in New York City. The two sets promoted Billie Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. Between songs, Gilbert Millstein of The New York Times read...
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autobiography Lady Sings the Blues Holiday indicated that an argument with her mother over money led to the song. She stated that during the argument she...
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Heart of the Rockies (unreleased) High Society Blues Hit the Deck Hold Everything Honey In Gay Madrid Just Imagine King of Jazz Kismet A Lady's Morals Leathernecking...
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Joker: Folie à Deux (soundtrack) (redirect from Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture))
Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. It was released on...
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Sid Melton (category American male film actors)
Robert Hutton, The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope, and Lady Sings The Blues with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. He was a regular on The Danny Thomas Show...
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Diana Ross – for the album Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Grover Washington, Jr. (1973) Rosemary Clooney – for her album Here's to My Lady (1978) Nikki Sudden...
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Jay Weston (category Film producers from California)
film producer and restaurant critic. He is known for producing Billy Wilder's final comedy, Buddy Buddy, and the Academy Award-nominated Lady Sings the...
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Sidney J. Furie (category Action film directors)
Both films feature Furie's signature visuals and directorial style. In 1972, he directed Lady Sings the Blues, a biographical drama about the life of...
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significance." The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979. 1972, Diana Ross portrayed Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues, which...
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Garth Jennings (category British comedy film directors)
screenwriter and actor. Films he has directed include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, Sing, and Sing 2. He co-founded the production company...
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Ella Fitzgerald (redirect from The First Lady of Jazz)
songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable...
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Suzanne de Passe (category African-American film producers)
received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the screenplay Lady Sings the Blues, making her the first African-American to be nominated for Best Original...
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Holiday (vocal) + 4 strings. The song was recorded by singer Diana Ross when she portrayed Holiday in the film, Lady Sings the Blues, in 1972. Ross's recording...
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St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy. It stars jazz and blues greats Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway...
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