2.7M views · 41K shares | Today marks 100 years since the birth of Ella Fitzgerald. ‘Lady Ella’ burst onto the Harlem music scene in the mid-1930s after winning a talent contest at the Apollo Theater. She was a 15-year-old street performer living rough at the time. She went on to become one of America’s most highly acclaimed music stars and changed the jazz world forever | The Guardian | Facebook

199K views · 3.6K reactions | Based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel, The Bookshop is an elegant rendering of personal resolve and the battle for the soul of a community. Starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson. | Universal Pictures | Facebook

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