Review Of Billie Holiday Handcuffed To Hospital Bed References. She was so addicted to heroin that she was arrested while hospitalized for heart and liver failure. In 1959, while hospitalized for liver and.
The immediate cause of death was given as congestion of the lungs complicated by heart failure. Maley insisted the hospital give her some methadone. The new music album that was introduced by actor billy crystal, billy crystal remembers billie holiday, (billy remembers billie), a compilation cd that includes billy holiday's favorite songs, at dizzy's club april 11, 2005, in new york city.