Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 30, 2007Release Date
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 30, 2007Release Date
Plot.
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
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Cast & Crew.
Anita O'Day
Self
Louis Armstrong
Self
Buddy Bregman
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Johnny Mandel
Himself
John Cameron Mitchell
Himself
Leonard Feather
Self
Annie Ross
Herself
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Wiki.
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer is a 2007 American documentary film about the jazz singer Anita O'Day. The documentary, directed and produced by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and had a limited release on August 15, 2008. It was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 52nd Grammy Awards.