Billie Holiday : a biography / By Meg Greene.
| Author/creator | Greene, Meg |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Greenwood biographies, 1540-4900 Greenwood biographies. ^A691513 |
| Contents | Eleanora -- Billie -- Ladies and gentlemen-- Billie Holiday -- A rising star -- On the road -- "Strange fruit" -- Life as Billie Holiday -- A slow descent into hell -- Jazz's falling star -- The spotlight dims. |
| Abstract | Presents a biography of Billie Holiday, tracing the life of the famous jazz singer, from her youth in Philadelphia and Harlem to her death at the age of forty-four from complications that were the result of her heavy use of drugs and alcohol. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006025382 |
| ISBN | 0313336296 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313336294 (alk. paper) |