Apparently, Holidays book" Lady Sings The Blues" is not much more factual than the movie of the same name.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
Apparently, Holidays book"Lady Sings The Blues" is not much more factual than the movie of the same name.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
Apparently, Holidays book" Lady Sings The Blues" is not much more factual than the movie of the same name.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
Holiday claims she took part in the writing of " Strange Fruit " , but Abel Meeropol wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Her parents never married, although she claims they did. Her father may or may not have been a WW1 veteran.
She was sent to a harsh catholic reform school when she was 10. She was beaten and molested by the time she was 13. She then did time in a whorehouse. School and police records etc do verify this.
Her drug habit started when she was with her first husband. She doesn't go into particulars, but admits he was a drug user when she married him. She later married Luis McCay after divorcing number 1.
Her affairs with Orson Wells, Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead were apparently edited from her book.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading her POV. I have been a fan for a long time. Her life was hard. I hope she's in heaven, singing her songs . It was what she loved doing most in life.
