Lady Sings the Blues

Summary

Lady Sings the Blues is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lady Sings the Blues's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Lady Sings the Blues's director is recorded as Sidney J. Furie^[4].
• Lady Sings the Blues's screenwriter is recorded as Suzanne de Passe^[5].
• Lady Sings the Blues's screenwriter is recorded as Chris Clark^[6].
• Lady Sings the Blues's composer is recorded as Gil Askey^[7].
• Lady Sings the Blues's genre is recorded as biographical film^[8].
• Lady Sings the Blues's genre is recorded as musical film^[9].
• Lady Sings the Blues's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• Lady Sings the Blues's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[11].
• Lady Sings the Blues's based on is recorded as Lady Sings the Blues^[12].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Diana Ross^[13].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Billy Dee Williams^[14].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Richard Pryor^[15].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as George Wyner^[16].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Isabel Sanford^[17].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Ned Glass^[18].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Paul Hampton^[19].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Scatman Crothers^[20].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Virginia Capers^[21].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Yvonne Fair^[22].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as James T. Callahan^[23].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Larry Duran^[24].
• Lady Sings the Blues's cast member is recorded as Milton Selzer^[25].
• Lady Sings the Blues's producer is recorded as Brad Dexter^[26].
• Lady Sings the Blues's producer is recorded as Jay Weston^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Brad Dexter^[26], Jay Weston^[27], and James S. White^[28]. Lady Sings the Blues's director is recorded as Sidney J. Furie^[4]. Screenwriters include Suzanne de Passe^[5] and Chris Clark^[6]. Cast members include Diana Ross^[13], Billy Dee Williams^[14], Richard Pryor^[15], George Wyner^[16], Isabel Sanford^[17], and Ned Glass^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1972-10-12T00:00:00Z^[29], +1973-04-05T00:00:00Z^[30], +1973-05-25T00:00:00Z^[31], +1973-06-02T00:00:00Z^[32], +1973-09-12T00:00:00Z^[33], and +1973-09-21T00:00:00Z^[34]. Lady Sings the Blues's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[35]. Genres include biographical film^[8], musical film^[9], drama film^[10], and film based on literature^[11].

Subject and Themes

Lady Sings the Blues's main subject is recorded as Billie Holiday^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10^[37] and 71%^[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Billie Holiday^[39] and William Dufty^[40].

Why It Matters

Lady Sings the Blues ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]