Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
She survived it all to become one of the world's great jazz singers
90 min
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
- Release date
- April 30, 2007
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $200,000
Cast
- Anita O'Day as Self
- Buddy Bregman as Self
- John Colianni as Self - pianist
- Leonard Feather as Self
- Will Friedwald as Self
- Russell Garcia as Self
- Willis Holman as Self
- Eddie Locke as Self
Crew
- Louis Armstrong · Archive footage
- Dick Cavett · Archive footage
- Robbie Cavolina · Writer
- Ian McCrudden · Writer
- Robbie Cavolina · Producer
- Melissa Davis · Producer
- Ian McCrudden · Producer
- Robbie Cavolina · Editor
- Ian McCrudden · Editor