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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) -- The 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, featuring Thelonious Monk, Sal Salvador, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, and Chuck Berry
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Overview

Date of Birth:
18 October 1919, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
23 November 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Impoverished and largely abandoned in childhood, became a marathon dancer... more
STARmeter: ?
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Snag This: Jazz on a Summer's Day
 (From Cinematical. 4 July 2009, 11:02 AM, PDT)
Opening This Week: Jazz living, Asian-influenced horror and Woody Allen
 (From IFC. 10 August 2008, 11:56 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Shortbus (2006) (performer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby", "After You've Gone")
  2. Urban Chaos Theory (2000) (writer: "Anita's Blues") (performer: "Anita's Blues")

  3. Plenilunio (1999) (performer: "Fly Me to the Moon")
    ... aka Plenilune (International: English title)
  4. Rich in Love (1993) (performer: "Skylark")

  5. Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (performer: "Can't We Be Friends?")

  6. The Outfit (1973) (performer: "I Concentrate On You" (uncredited))
  7. Zigzag (1970) (performer: "On Green Dolphin Street")
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
    ... aka Zig Zag
    ... aka Zig-Zag

  8. The Gene Krupa Story (1959) (performer: "Memories of You")
    ... aka Drum Crazy (UK)
  9. Cool and Groovy (1956) (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose")
    ... aka Universal Musical Featurette 2657: Cool and Groovy (USA: series title)

  10. Let Me Off Uptown (1942) (performer: "Let Me Off Uptown")
  11. Thanks for the Boogie Ride (1942) (performer: "Thanks for the Boogie Ride")
Actress:
  1. Zigzag (1970) .... Sheila Mangan
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
    ... aka Zig Zag
    ... aka Zig-Zag
Self:
  1. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) .... Herself

  2. The Outfit (1973) .... Herself

  3. "The Lively Ones" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #2.7 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "Playboy's Penthouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 9 September 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) .... Herself

  6. The Gene Krupa Story (1959) .... Herself, Anita O'Day
    ... aka Drum Crazy (UK)
  7. Cool and Groovy (1956) .... Herself
    ... aka Universal Musical Featurette 2657: Cool and Groovy (USA: series title)

  8. Artistry in Rhythm (1944) .... Herself
  9. Let Me Off Uptown (1942) (uncredited) .... Herself/Singer
  10. Thanks for the Boogie Ride (1942) (uncredited) .... Herself / Singer
Archive Footage:
  1. Becoming Bert Stern (2009)

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article more
Genres:
Music | Drama | Short | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Jazz | Singing | Based On Novel | Big Band more

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