Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
IMDb ID: tt0238962 · Year: 1999 · Rating: 7.5 (141 votes)
Genres: Documentary · Biography · History
Through fifty-eight years of performing, thirteen Grammys and more than forty million records sold, she elevated swing, bebop, and ballads to their highest potential. She was, undeniably, the First Lady of Song.
Stars
Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Tony Bennett
Nina Bernstein
Jim Blackman
Ray Brown Jr.
Judy Cammarota
Nat 'King' Cole
Perry Como
Bing Crosby
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Ella Fitzgerald | Character: Self
Actor: Count Basie | Character: Self
Actor: Tony Bennett | Character: Self - Narrator
Actor: Nina Bernstein | Character: Self
Actor: Jim Blackman | Character: Self
Actor: Ray Brown Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Judy Cammarota | Character: Self
Actor: Nat 'King' Cole | Character: Self
Actor: Perry Como | Character: Self
Actor: Bing Crosby | Character: Self
Actor: Jimmy Durante | Character: Self
Actor: Harry Edison | Character: Self
Actor: Roy Eldridge | Character: Self
Actor: Duke Ellington | Character: Self
Actor: Tommy Flanagan | Character: Self
Actor: Dizzy Gillespie | Character: Self
Actor: Norman Granz | Character: Self
Actor: Charles Gulliver | Character: Self
Actor: Phoebe Jacobs | Character: Self
Actor: Lou Levy | Character: Self
Actor: Johnny Mathis | Character: Self
Actor: Eric Miller | Character: Self
Actor: Norma Miller | Character: Self
Actor: June Norton | Character: Self
Actor: Joe Pass | Character: Self
Actor: Oscar Peterson | Character: Self
Actor: André Previn | Character: Self
Actor: Dinah Shore | Character: Self
Actor: Frank Sinatra | Character: Self
Actor: Paul Smith | Character: Self
Actor: Joan Sutherland | Character: Self
Actor: Mel Tormé | Character: Self
Actor: Booty Wood | Character: Self
[Directors Group]
Name: Charlotte Zwerin | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Charlotte Zwerin | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Karen Bernstein | Role: Producer
Name: Dina Hossain | Role: Producer
Name: Charlotte Zwerin | Role: Producer
[Editing Group]
Name: Bernadine Colish | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Margaret Crimmins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Hsu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Obradovich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Pietschmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Cannizzaro | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ned Hallick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gene Patterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Weeks | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Music Department]
Name: Tommy Flanagan | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Barry London | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Ella Fitzgerald: Something To Live For | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3513302041/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3513302041/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564060129939.mp4?Expires=1788203126&Signature=bLuDV8OQqTlOAzgI5Idy2GxQwlG-j2qJ-~OFnuOCdWx-4Dm8jch7Iy5U1Pwgq~tBGAetVNq7IzAvP-A-ZumlJeEMGxuatxDrYuqDT4LoOf18VHszIAWGKBYeTIlqhGRDBGpR3JpdEggQlT07Jzxm3JcGSbVyUZy354ZVvKwhGlYnuQme7CSQSE-4coqg6B7W8wHC4Ah5dpayBgxWOnJzbNWx-wrjkf0YbQedryMp6WwYf4fvjVW-exV~9A7HMuTdNCEWk~f3QrBVekenQIcg5CVkpdVOZXx08C6d262UAq5HaQFyY4qlc8iMtWQuWh7J69T1bQi8kZUDGUbtHoZ9Rw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: December 8, 1999
Awards
Nominee | 2001 | Grammy Awards | Grammy | Best Long Form Music Video | Ella Fitzgerald, Charlotte Zwerin, Karen Bernstein, Tamar Hacker, Susan Lacy, Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
Box Office
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