Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Writers:
Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe, Terence McCloy.
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Diana Ross as Billie Holiday |
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Billy Dee Williams as Louis McKay |
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Richard Pryor as Piano Man |
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James T. Callahan as Reg Hanley |
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Paul Hampton as Harry |
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Sid Melton as Jerry |
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Virginia Capers as Mama Holiday |
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Yvonne Fair as Yvonne |
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Isabel Sanford as The Madame |
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Tracee Lyles as The Prostitute |
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Ned Glass as The Agent |
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Milton Selzer as The Doctor |
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Norman Bartold as The Detective #1 |
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Clay Tanner as The Detective #2 |
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Jester Hairston as The Butler |
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Bert Kramer as The Policeman |
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Paul Micale as The Maitre d' |
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Michele Aller as The Singer |
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Byron Kane as The Announcer |
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Barbara Minkus as Radio Actress |
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Kay Lewis as Angela DeMarco |
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Helen Lewis as Debbie McGee |
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George Wyner as The M.C. |
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Shirley Melline as The Policewoman |
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Toby Russ as The Jail Guard |
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Larry Duran as Hood #1 |
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Ernest Robinson as Hood #2 |
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Don McGovern as Reporter #1 |
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Dick Poston as Reporter #2 |
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Charles Woolf as Reporter #3 |
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Denise Denise as Denise |
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Lynn Hamilton as Aunt Ida |
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Victor Morosco as Vic |
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Robert L. Gordy as The Hawk |
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Harry Caesar as The Rapist |
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Paulene Myers as Mrs. Edson |
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Scatman Crothers as Big Ben |
| Production | Jay Weston | Producer |
| Directing | Sidney J. Furie | Director |
| Writing | Chris Clark | Screenplay |
| Writing | Suzanne de Passe | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Dufty | Book |
| Writing | Billie Holiday | Book |
| Writing | Terence McCloy | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cherie | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Schoenfeld | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | Millie Moore | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Eddie Saeta | Production Manager |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Argyle Nelson Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Joe Scully | Casting |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Production Design |
| Art | Reg Allen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Aghayan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mackie | Costume Design |
| Production | James S. White | Producer |
| Production | Brad Dexter | Producer |
| Production | Berry Gordy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eddie Saeta | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gil Askey | Music Co-Supervisor |
| Lighting | Randy Glass | Best Boy Electrician |
