Writing
Dick Poston
Born 1920-04-07 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Acting credits
6.9Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
3.4Two Vietnam deserters go their separate ways, become criminals and are eventually reunited.
Mean Mother
1974
Behind the camera
3.2A mad scientist implants an electronic device into the brain of an injured soldier, which turns him into a psychotic killer.
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967
7.7When the police discover that their motorcycles are concealing heroin, Waco and his motorcycle gang hides out in a desert convent. A highway patrolman hunts down the gang after they kidnap a nun, Sister Anna and flee the convent. Soon Waco and the young nun fall in love and she is forced to decide whether or not to leave the church for him.
The Jesus Trip
1971