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Lady Sings the Blues

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring with Billy Dee Williams Richard Pryor
The remarkable - and ultimately tragic - life of Billie Holiday is vividly captured in this screen biography of the singer who emerged from a brothel during the 1930s to become one of the most acclaimed entertainers of the century. Ill-fated love affairs, racial prejudice, drugs and violence all featured in Billie Holiday's tempestuous life.
Screenplay by TERENCE MCCLOY CHRIS CLARK. SUZANNE DE PASSE based on the book by BILLIE HOLIDAY With WILLIAM DUFTY
Produced by JAY WESTON. JAMES S. WHITE Directed by SIDNEY J. FURIE 0 FILMS: page 17

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Dee Williams
Unknown:
Richard Pryor
Unknown:
Billie Holiday
Unknown:
Terence McCloy
Unknown:
Chris Clark.
Unknown:
Suzanne de Passe
Book By:
Billie Holiday
Unknown:
William Dufty
Produced By:
Jay Weston.
Produced By:
James S. White
Directed By:
Sidney J. Furie
Billie Holiday:
Diana Ross
Louis McKay:
Billy Dee Williams
Pianist:
Richard Pryor
Reg Harley:
James Callahan
Harry:
Paul Hampton
Jerry:
Sid Melton
Mama Holiday:
Virginia Capers
Yvonne:
Yvonne Fair
Big Ben:
Scatman Crothers
Hawk:
Robert L Gordy
Doctor:
Milton Selzer
Agent:
Ned Glass
Mrs Edson:
Paulene Myers
Source: Radio Times

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