| LC control no. | n 50033023 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.H58 Biography PZ8.3.H6947 Stories in rhyme, English |
| Personal name heading | Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 |
| Variant(s) | Holliday, Billie, 1915-1959 Fagan, Eleanora, 1915-1959 Holiday, Eleanora, 1915-1959 McKay, Eleanora, 1915-1959 Holiday, Billy, 1915-1959 Lady Day, 1915-1959 |
| Birth date | 1915-04-07 |
| Death date | 1959-07-17 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Singing Jazz Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Jazz musicians Blues musicians Jazz singers |
| Found in | Lady sings the blues, 1956: (Billie Holiday with William Dufty) James, B. Billie Holiday, 1984: p. 16 (name originally Eleanora Holiday) p. 63-64 (hospitalized May 31, 1959 under her married name Eleanora McKay) Metropolitan Opera House jam session, p1991: container (Billy Holiday) New Grove dict. of jazz (Holiday, Billie (Fagan, Eleanora; Lady Day); b. Apr. 7, 1915; d. July 17, 1959 in New York, N.Y.; singer) Wikipedia, Mar. 31, 2016 (Billie Holiday; Eleanora Fagan; b. Apr. 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pa.; d. July 17, 1959 in New York, N.Y.; professionally known as Billie Holiday; American jazz musician, singer-songwriter; nicknamed "Lady Day"; known for improvisational skills) |
| Associated language | eng |
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