Anita O'Day: The Life Of A Jazz Singer
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Initial release | April 30, 2007 |
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Directors | Ian McCrudden |
Screenplay | Ian McCrudden |
Robbie Cavolina | |
Producers | Ian McCrudden |
Robbie Cavolina | |
Melissa Davis | |
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ID | 1037616 |
About Anita O'Day: The Life Of A Jazz Singer
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.