Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer - General Movies

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer was written and directed by Robbie Cavolina, her former manager, and Ian McCrudden. It was released August 15th, 2008. The film discusses many events in the singer's life. This included overdosing on heroin in the 1960s and a list of marriages. The film also included footage Louis Armstrong and Dick Cavett. Other celebrities making appearances include Johnny Mandel, Will Friedwald, and Buddy Bregman. This movie was the Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Documentary in 2008. In, 2007 this film was also featured at the Tribeca Film Festival. Notably, this film wrapped shortly before O'Day's death in 2006.