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INTRODUCTION |
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HER
STORY |
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TRIVIA |
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NICKNAME |
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GALLERY |
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CURIOS |
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VOX
POPULI |
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SHOP |
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Billie
was bisexual and used to pay female prostitutes to give her what she
would call a French Kiss-- the act of going down on her. |
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She
was a prostitute for a short period of time in her earlier years. |
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Out
of all her abusive relationships-- which she did seem to have a
fetish for-- her real love was Louis McKay. She felt that she
deserved this type of punishment for her fame and fortune. |
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She
was a heavy drinker. Her favorite liquor was Segrams Gin. |
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Her
fellow band mates used to call her William. |
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She
died from cirrhosis of the liver, not from the effects of heroin, even
though her addiction didn't help the matter. |
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Billie died with
70 cents in the bank and $750 strapped to her leg. A reminder of her
life-long fear of poverty. |
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Used the name Billie Holiday because of her admiration for film star
Billie Dove. |
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Her grandfather was one of 17 children of a black Virginia slave and a
white Irish plantation owner. Her mother was 13 when she was born. |
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