Billie Holiday, 23 March 1949
Scope and Contents
4 8x10 photographs of the singer.
Dates
- 23 March 1949
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical information
Eleanor Holiday, jazz singer and songwrighter, and daughter of guitarist Clarence Holiday, was born in Balitmore 7 April 1915. She was known by the nickname "Lady Day" and was a major influence on jazz and pop singing. She was in the movie [i]New Orleans[/i]. She wrote her autobiography, [u]Lady Sings the Blues[/u], published in 1956, which was the basis for the movie of the same title in 1972 starring Diana Ross. She died 17 July 1959 in New York.
Extent
From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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