Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

7.8/10 · 86 votesAug 4, 198690 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.

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E1 7.3

Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'

E2 7.0

Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

E3 7.3

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

The Unknown Chaplin (1)

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Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

James Levine: A Life in Music

Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

E10 9.0

Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

E11

Georgia O'Keeffe

E12 8.2

Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

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Episode Summary

"Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day" is episode 7 of American Masters season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 86 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on August 4, 1986.

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