Ranked #1 of 11 in Season 8•+1.2 vs season avg
As Duke Ellington's co-composer, arranger, and right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the greatest American music of the 20th century. But as a gay man in the ’40s and ’50s, Strayhorn had to lead a discreet existence, while Ellington played to thunderous applause
Susan Sarandon
Edie Falco
Host
Peter Coyote
America Ferrera
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Stanley Tucci
Self - Host
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"Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life" is episode 14 of Independent Lens season 8. It scored 9.3/10 from 59 votes, ranking #1 of 11 episodes this season (season average 8.1). It aired on February 6, 2007.