Ella Fitzgerald
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
(2019)From a 1934 talent contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem, the film follows Ella's extraordinary journey across five decades as she reflects the passions and troubles of the times in her music and her life.
St. Louis Blues
(1958)Defying his preacher father, young W.C. Handy follows his passion for music and pioneers the blues. From hardship to fame, this musical biopic charts his journey with performances by Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mahalia Jackson.
Pete Kelly's Blues
(1955)Jack Webb directed and stars in this musical melodrama, along with Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee, Lee Marvin, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner, Herb Ellis, and Jayne Mansfield. The leader of a jazz band and his fellow musicians try to stand up to a gangster who is extorting them for agent's fees in prohibition-era Kansas City. Several jazz greats perform. A television series was based on this film. Peggy Lee was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.