Billie Holiday family, husband, children, parents, siblings

Billie Holiday was a jazz and swing singer from the United States. Eleanora Fagan was born in Philadelphia on April 7, 1915, to African American unwed teenage couple Sarah Julia “Sadie” Fagan and Clarence Halliday.

Sarah moved to Philadelphia at the age of 19 after being evicted from her parent’s home in Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood for becoming pregnant.

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Billie Holiday’s family, husband, children, parents, and  siblings

Billie never had any children of her own. However, she had two godchildren who she cared about deeply. The singer managed to become a well-known name in the industry after struggling for many years.

Billie had been married three times. She was first married to Joe Guy. It is unclear what led to their split. Billie decided to give love a second chance and got married to Jimmy Monroe.

The singer found herself addicted to drugs during her marriage to Monroe. Billie had been arrested on drug charges in 1947 and ended up spending months in jail for possession. Two years later she was caught again by the police. During this, her marriage with Jimmy also suffered as she found out he was cheating on her. The two went their separate ways.

Later, Billie got married to Louis McKay. It is reported that Louis was physically abusive towards Billie. The pair ended up separating. However, after her death, it was Louis who made all the arrangements for the funeral.

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