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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

04/30/2007

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

She survived it all to become one of the world's great jazz singers

STORY

This documentary explores the life of jazz singer Anita O'Day. As a child, Anita had a tonsillectomy, during which her uvula was accidentally removed. The surgery prevents her from singing vibrato and holding long notes, but lends to her much-revered percussive style. Anita overcomes her vocal hurdle, as well as many others -- including poverty, heroin addiction and jail time for a drug arrest -- to become one of the most prolific and respected jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Initial release: 30 April 2007

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Anita O'Day
  • Buddy Bregman
  • Leonard Feather
  • Will Friedwald
  • Johnny Mandel

    Directors

  • Ian McCrudden
  • Robbie Cavolina

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Anita O'Day

Herself

Leonard Feather

Himself

Will Friedwald

Himself

John Cameron Mitchell

Himself

Annie Ross

Herself

George Wein

Himself

Margaret Whiting

Herself

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