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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

She survived it all to become one of the world's great jazz singers

Released PG 90 min 7.9/10 Votes: 248
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
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2007-04-30
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English
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$200k

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