Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (movie)
- User score: 7
- Production country: US
- Producer: Ian McCrudden , Robbie Cavolina
- Genre: Documentary
- Budget: $200,000
- Release date: 4/30/2007
- Run time: 90 min.
Movie description
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
