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Anita O'Day: The Life Of A Jazz Singer

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Initial release April 30, 2007
Directors Ian McCrudden
Screenplay Ian McCrudden
Robbie Cavolina
Producers Ian McCrudden
Robbie Cavolina
Melissa Davis
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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.

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