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Anita
O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Released
2007
1h 30Min
4K
7.0
16+
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
- Documentary
Movie Cast List
Anita O'Day
as Herself
Buddy Bregman
as Himself
Leonard Feather
as Himself
Will Friedwald
as Himself
Johnny Mandel
as Himself
John Cameron Mitchell
as Himself
Annie Ross
as Herself
George Wein
as Himself
Margaret Whiting
as Herself
Gerald Wilson
as Himself
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