Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical 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. It was produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross, in her feature film debut, portrayed Holiday, alongside a cast including Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, and Scatman Crothers. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1973, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Diana Ross.
Plot
In 1936 New York City, Eleanora Fagan, Billie Holiday, is arrested on a drug charge.
More details
| author | Chris Clark Suzanne de Passe |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Sidney J. Furie |
| editor | Argyle Nelson |
| events | Billie Holiday |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | all of me arrest baltimore carnegie hall clean club owner dressing room drug use even follow home alone kill land lynch newspaper clipping one night prison sentence radio network radio show rape sing strange fruit them there eyes traumatize |
| musicBy | Gil Askey |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Song Score Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | James S. White Jay Weston |
| productionCompany | De Passe Entertainment |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |