Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Budget: $200,000
Revenue: -
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
Director
Robbie Cavolina
Writer
Cast
Anita O'Day
Herself
Buddy Bregman
Himself
Johnny Mandel
Himself
John Cameron Mitchell
Himself
Annie Ross
Herself
Margaret Whiting
Herself
