The songwriter of "Strange Fruit", Abel Meeropol, and his wife, adopted and raised the sons of Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed for treason on June 19, 1953.
Andra Day becomes the second actress to be nominated at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards for portraying Billie Holiday. The first being Diana Ross for Lady Sings the Blues (1972). Coincidentally, the role of Billie Holiday was also the screen debut of both actresses.
Evan Ross's (Agent Williams) mother, Diana Ross, played Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972).
The screen debut of Andra Day, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her performance.
Andra Day receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for this film, along with Viola Davis for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), marked only the second time in Academy Award history in which two women of color have been nominated for Best Actress in the same year. The first occurrence happened 48 years prior when Cicely Tyson was nominated for Sounder (1972) and Diana Ross was nominated for playing Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972).
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By what name was The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) officially released in India in English?
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