Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)

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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

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Director

Matthew Seig
Matthew Seig

Writer

(in alphabetical order)

Robert O'Meally
Robert O'Meally
writer

Cast

(in credits order)

David Langston Smyrl
David Langston Smyrl
Narrator
(voice) (as David Smyrl)
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self
(archive footage)
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Billie Holiday
(voice)
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
Self
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
Self
(as Harry 'Sweets' Edison)
Milton Gabler
Milton Gabler
Self
(as Milt Gabler)
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
Self
Albert Murray
Albert Murray
Self
Annie Ross
Annie Ross
Self
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
Self

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
/performer
(archive footage)
Count Basie
Count Basie
Self
(archive footage)
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
Self
/musician
(archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self
(archive footage)
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
Self
/singer
(archive footage)
Dorothy Patrick
Dorothy Patrick
Self
/actress
(archive footage)
Irene Rich
Irene Rich
Self
/actress
(archive footage)
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Self
/bandleader
(archive footage)
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Self
/singer
(archive footage)
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Self
/musician
(archive footage)
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
Self
(archive footage)
Lester Young
Lester Young
Self
/musician
(archive footage)

Producers

Toby Byron
Toby Byron
producer
Hisao Ebine
Hisao Ebine
executive producer
Richard Saylor
Richard Saylor
producer

Cinematographer

Herb Forsberg
Herb Forsberg

Editor

Susan Peehl
Susan Peehl

Production Manager

Richard Saylor
Richard Saylor
production manager

Sound Department

Paul Cote
Paul Cote
sound recording
Noel Smith
Noel Smith
sound mixer
Etienne Suarte
Etienne Suarte
sound recording

Visual Effects

Michael Bianchj
Michael Bianchj
computer artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Herbert Forsberg
Herbert Forsberg
cameraman
Humberto Fortini
Humberto Fortini
lighting
Fenton Furrer
Fenton Furrer
gaffer
Doug Hersch
Doug Hersch
electrician
Mead Hunt
Mead Hunt
animation camera

Editorial Department

Robert Curreri
Robert Curreri
film to tape colorist
Phil Fallo
Phil Fallo
on-line editor

Additional Crew

Ray Avery
Ray Avery
stills and visuals
Mark Cantor
Mark Cantor
footage
Bob De Flores
Bob De Flores
footage (as Bob DeFlores)
Frank Driggs
Frank Driggs
stills and visuals
William Gottlieb
William Gottlieb
stills and visuals
Rhonda Harrison
Rhonda Harrison
research assistant
Ann Jamison
Ann Jamison
research assistant
Karl Knudsen
Karl Knudsen
footage
Linda Lipnack Kuehl
Linda Lipnack Kuehl
partially based on the research of
Herman Leonard
Herman Leonard
stills and visuals

Thanks

Kathryn Altman
Kathryn Altman
special thanks
Jean Bach
Jean Bach
special thanks
Elisabeth Bartosch
Elisabeth Bartosch
special thanks
Ed Berger
Ed Berger
special thanks
Todd Berry
Todd Berry
special thanks
Paul Bessire
Paul Bessire
special thanks
Steve Byron
Steve Byron
special thanks
Yasmin Byron
Yasmin Byron
special thanks
John Clement
John Clement
special thanks
Larry Clothier
Larry Clothier
special thanks

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