A Century of a Lady
BILLIE AT 100
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| painting by Toronto artist Jody Hewgill |
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| photo-Herman-Leonard |
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| Billie Holiday and Hazel Scott |
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Billie Holiday cooks a steak for her dog Mister in her apartment in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Photo: Herman Leonard (1949)photos via PinterestDAzulterrA |
Birth name: Eleanora Fagan Gough
Name change: Changed her name to “Billie Holiday” because of her admiration for film star “Billie Dove.” She was also known as “Lady Day.”
Occupation: Legendary jazz singer
Born April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Name change: Changed her name to “Billie Holiday” because of her admiration for film star “Billie Dove.” She was also known as “Lady Day.”
Occupation: Legendary jazz singer
Born April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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