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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billie_HolidayBillie Holiday - Wikipedia

    On March 28, 1957, Holiday married Louis McKay, a mob enforcer. McKay, like most of the men in her life, was abusive. They were separated at the time of her death, but McKay had plans to start a chain of Billie Holiday vocal studios, on the model of the Arthur Murray dance schools.

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  2. slate.com › culture › 2021The United States vs. Billie Holiday true story: what’s fact ...

    • Nitish Pahwa
    • “Strange Fruit” The movie starts with a graphic photo of white people attacking a Black victim, with overlay text noting that in 1937, an anti-lynching bill was considered in the Senate, though it ultimately didn’t pass.
    • Café Society. Billie Holiday (Andra Day), accompanied by her stylist Miss Freddy (Miss Lawrence), sits down for an interview with radio journalist Reginald Lord Devine (Leslie Jordan).
    • Harry Anslinger’s War on Drugs. This newspaper does serve as an introduction to another major figure: Harry J. Anslinger (Garrett Hedlund), then head of the Treasury Department’s Federal Bureau of Narcotics and one of the primary leaders of the government’s effort to stifle Holiday.
    • The United States vs. Billie Holiday. According to Holiday herself, she really was forced off the stage after singing “Strange Fruit” at Philadelphia’s Earle Theater in May 1947, despite having received a rapturous welcome at first.

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  4. www.harpersbazaar.com › culture › film-tvUnited States vs. Billie Holiday True Story - Billie Holiday ...

    Feb 26, 2021 · The United States vs. Billie Holiday: What Really Happened ... Louis McKay, got involved. He learned of Anslinger's plan and agreed to set her up, Hari reported. Holiday was busted again, arrested ...

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2021/02/18 › moviesBillie Holiday’s Story Depends on Who’s Telling It

    Feb 18, 2021 · Published Feb. 18, 2021 Updated April 25, 2021. For the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the story of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz singer, came to her in dribs and drabs ...

  6. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › billie-holiday-aBillie Holiday: A Complex Woman, A Jazz Legend | uDiscover

    Apr 7, 2024 · During this period, Billie met a new man named Louis McKay. They would eventually marry in 1957. A year earlier, Billie published her autobiography Lady Sings the Blues with journalist William...

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