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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young , Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
Billie Holiday: 17 July 1959 (aged 44) New York City, United States Cirrhosis: Singer Raymond Chandler: 26 March 1959 (aged 70) San Diego, United States Pneumonia: Writer Lester Young: 15 March 1959 (aged 49) New York City, United States Heart failure: Musician Joseph McCarthy: 2 May 1957 (aged 48)
Linda Lipnack Kuehl (January 24, 1940 – February 6, 1978) [1] was an American arts journalist, based in New York City. Intending to write a biography of Billie Holiday, she interviewed friends, fellow performers, and key figures in Holiday's life, but died before its completion. [2]
Since Billie Holiday's death in 1959, an image of her has emerged based mainly on the movies Lady Sings the Blues and The United States versus Billie Holiday. In these depictions of her, she is an ...
Billie Holiday’s poor planning For Holiday, she fell on hard times later in life. Although the 44-year-old died with little money, her recording royalties, images, and publishing rights were ...
This Black History Month, ET is celebrating the stars who took a stand. From speaking out during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s to calling for racial equality and justice over the ...
The cause of death was pleural double pneumonia. [29] ... Natasha Lyonne portrayed Bankhead in the 2021 Hulu film The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
“I would’ve never known that I could have come this far. I dared to dream,” Lee Daniels tells ET’s Nischelle Turner as the game-changing filmmaker looks back on his career in Hollywood ...