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New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film starring Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Patrick, and directed by Arthur Lubin. [1] Though it features a rather conventional plot, the film is noteworthy both for casting jazz legends Billie Holiday as a singing maid romantically involved with bandleader Louis Armstrong, and extensive playing of New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz: over twenty ...
In 1947, Armstrong played himself in the movie New Orleans opposite Billie Holiday, which chronicled the demise of the Storyville district and the ensuing exodus of musicians from New Orleans to Chicago. In the 1959 film The Five Pennies, Armstrong played himself, sang, and played
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 13 Rue Madeleine: Henry Hathaway: James Cagney, Richard Conte, Annabella: Thriller: 20th Century Fox: Adventure Island: Sam Newfield: Rhonda Fleming, Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly
1947 New Orleans soundtrack Armstrong's rendition of the song was also the theme song for the TV series Frank's Place: Marilyn Maxwell: 1947 on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show - April 17, 1947 [1] Eddie Condon: 1951 Dr. Jazz Series, Vol. 11: Frankie Laine: 1954 A Musical Portrait of New Orleans: Fats Domino: 1958 Harry James: 1958
Patrick was born on June 3, 1921, in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Davis. [ 2] As a teen, Patrick was a professional photographic model for young ladies' fashions in Creed's, Hudson's Bay and Sears department store catalogues, popular in Canada. After growing up in Winnipeg, in 1938 at age 17, she and ...
The biographical film Lady Sings the Blues, loosely based on Holiday's autobiography, was released in 1972 and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Diana Ross for Best Actress. Another film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, starred Andra Day and was released in 2021. [124] It is based on the book Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari.
Woody Herman. Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987.
A former homicide detective in the New Orleans Police Department, Robicheaux, lives in New Iberia, Louisiana, and works as a detective for the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office. He is a recovering alcoholic [ 1 ] whose demons stem from his service as a U.S. Army lieutenant in the Vietnam War [ 2 ] and his impoverished, difficult childhood in rural ...