Where was Lady Sings the Blues filmed?
1972 film, directed by Sidney J. Furie.
- Los Angeles
The story is set in New York City, about 2,446 miles (3,936 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- New York City
- Filmed in
- Los Angeles
- Distance
- About 2,446 miles (3,936 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
About Lady Sings the Blues
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- Released
- 1972
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
- Cast
- Diana RossBilly Dee WilliamsRichard PryorGeorge WynerIsabel SanfordNed GlassPaul HamptonScatman CrothersVirginia CapersYvonne Fair
- Genre
- BiographicalMusicalDrama
- Based on
- Lady Sings the Blues
The story
In 1928 Baltimore, Eleanora Fagan, also known as Billie Holiday, works as a 15-year-old housekeeper in a brothel.
After "Piano Man" accompanies Billie when she sings a song, club owner Jerry books her as a singer in the show.
After realizing that Billie is doing drugs, Louis says that she is going home with him.
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