Michelle Williams is on board to portray another entertainment icon, in the Peggy Lee biopic “Fever” for director Todd Haynes, Variety has confirmed. MGM is in talks to back the film. Marc Platt, Reese Witherspoon, and Killer Films’ Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon are producing. Doug Wright (“Quills”) is writing[…]
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Michelle Williams to Play Peggy Lee in Todd Haynes Directed Biopic ‘Fever’; MGM in Talks to Acquire, Billie Eilish in Early Discussions to Exec Produce
The long-in-development Peggy Lee biopic Fever not only looks to have found a new studio to call home, but also a new star to play the legendary singer. Sources tell Deadline that MGM is in talks to come aboard the Peggy Lee biopic, with Academy Award nominee Todd Haynes[…]
Seminal LPs By Peggy Lee And Others Join Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Vinyl Series
Three further seminal releases are today (29) added to Verve Records/UMe’s acclaimed Acoustic Sounds audiophile vinyl reissue series. They include titles by Clifford Brown & Max Roach, George Russell, and the Decca debut of Peggy Lee… Lee’s 1953 LP Black Coffee marked her arrival at Decca from Capitol, after her[…]
‘I’m a Woman’: Peggy Lee Spells ‘W-O-M-A-N’ on Vintage Capitol Single
Peggy Lee wasn’t the first to record Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’s “I’m a Woman,” but when she did, she owned it entirely. A classic example of the writing duo’s smart and sassy narratives, its bold and liberated lyrics depicted a woman who could take care of herself, and of[…]
The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee Receive Animated Treatment for Holiday Hits
Holly Foster Wells of the Peggy Lee Estate: “‘Happy Holiday’ is one of my favorite Christmas songs of my grandmother’s, not only because of its beautiful message about connecting with loved ones at holiday time, but also because of the joy that I hear in my grandmother’s voice. I can[…]
Best Christmas Albums of 2020: This Year’s Essential Holiday Releases
The centennial celebration of Peggy Lee’s birth wouldn’t be complete without a holiday song or two. Ultimate Christmas comes with 22 holiday classics, joining several releases that have been put out to honor the iconic singer’s legacy. Ultimate Christmas is drawn from her Capitol and Decca catalogs and from the[…]