Lady Sings the Blues
Sidney J. Furie, 1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday, William Dufty, 1956
Lady Sings the Blues is a movie directed by Sidney J. Furie in 1972 and inspired by the book of the same name by Billie Holiday and William Dufty, first published in 1956. The movie features Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, and others.
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Storyline
The rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Beginning with Holiday’s traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday’s brightest moments is the vocalist’s severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Movie vs Book
Year
1972
Minutes
144
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1956
Pages
256
Book Rate
8.04
S: Goodreads
Book
Lady Sings the Blues
Author: Billie Holiday, William Dufty
Country: USA
First published in: 1956
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Biography
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“If your publisher is jumping up and down at the thought of your novel, it's because he's picturing the movie poster on the side of the bus.”
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