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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 her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song.
Oct 12, 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues: Directed by Sidney J. Furie. With Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan. The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Sidney J. Furie
- 1972-10-12
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William Dufty. Chris Clark. Suzanne de Passe. Terence McCloy. Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Lady Sings the Blues - Full Cast & Crew. The heartbreaking story of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, from her difficult childhood to her turbulent rise to fame, mired by racism and...
- Sidney J. Furie
Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career...
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Taken to a plush New York club on their first night out, young Billie Holliday (Diana Ross) jousts with man-about-town Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams) in. Billie Holliday fights drug addiction to make a name for herself as a jazz singer.
