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1. Billie Holiday › Date of death

   • July 17, 1959

2. www.biography.com › musicians › billie-holidayBillie Holiday - Movie, Death & Strange Fruit - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. ... After the death of her mother in October 1945, Holiday began drinking more heavily and escalated her drug use to ease ...

3. archive.nytimes.com › www › learningBillie Holiday Dies Here at 44; Jazz Singer Had Wide Influence

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   BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. Billie Holiday, famed jazz singer, died yesterday in Metropolitan Hospital. Her age was 44. The immediate cause of death was given as congestion of the lungs complicated...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Billie-HolidayBillie Holiday | Biography, Music, Movie, Death, & Facts

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   Apr 3, 2024 · April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died: July 17, 1959, New York City, New York (aged 44) Awards And Honors: Grammy Award. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2000) Top Questions. Why was Billie Holiday significant? What was Billie Holiday best known for? How did Billie Holiday get famous?

5. americansongwriter.com › behind-the-untimely-death-and-legacy-of-jazz-pioneerBehind the Untimely Death and Legacy of Jazz Pioneer Billie ...

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   Jul 17, 2022 · Billie Holiday passed away on July 17, 1959, of pulmonary edema and heart failure caused by cirrhosis, or liver disease, in the Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The cirrhosis was brought on...

6. time.com › 3769253Billie Holiday’s Story Was Even More Complicated Than You Think -...

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   Apr 7, 2015 · April 7, 2015 9:00 AM EDT. W hen Billie Holiday died in 1959, TIME editors published just two sentences to mark her passing: Died. Billie Holiday, 44, Negro blues singer, whose husky,...

7. www.npr.org › 2020/12/03 › 940104383New Documentary 'Billie' Explores Mysteries Of Billie Holiday And...

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   Dec 3, 2020 · Her death was ruled a suicide. Kuehl left behind a trove of notes, transcripts and some 200 hours of interviews on cassette tapes — mostly in shoeboxes, some labeled, some not. That archive is...

8. www.nytimes.com › 1959/07/18 › archivesBillie Holiday Dies Here at 14; Jazz Singer Had Wide Influence

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   July 18, 1959. The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from. July 18, 1959, Page 15 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home ...