The United States vs. Billie Holiday
"Her voice would not be silenced."
2021-03-31
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Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Book
Johann Hari
Producer
Lee Daniels
Executive Producer
Johann Hari
Executive Producer
Dennis Stratton
Executive Producer
Patty Long
Costume Designer
Paolo Nieddu
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Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
