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Sep 11, 2020 · Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things: Directed by Leslie Woodhead. With Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller, Ray Brown Jr., Laura Mvula. The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Leslie Woodhead
- 2020-09-11
Ella Fitzgerald - Just One Of Those Things - Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life, this documentary film explores how her music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. From a 1934 talent contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem, the film follows Ella’s extraordinary journey across.
Canvassing six decades of Ella Fitzgerald's astonishing trajectory from a teenager living on the streets of Harlem to her life changing appearance at the Apollo Theatre, JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS illustrates her sublime transformation, reconstructing the stale stock narrative into a well-rounded examination of her mixed fortunes. — Mae Moreno.
Jun 27, 2020 · “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” explores the life of visionary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, whose music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. The film follows her...
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- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things 2019 1h 29m Biography Music List 95% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 83% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A profile of the singer's personal life.
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- Biography, Music
- Leslie Woodhead
Jun 27, 2020 · Early on in “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things,” singer Patti Austin tells the story of how Fitzgerald — traveling with a big band in the 1930s and apparently the only one on the...
ELLA FITZGERALD: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS traces the iconic singer's life, from her gutsy appearance as a teen at Harlem's Apollo Theatre amateur night in 1934 to her death in 1996 at the age of 79, having traveled the world to appreciative international audiences.
