Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke (2014)

Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.

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  • Release Date: 2014-05-05
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: David Czarnetzki

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  • Cast

    • Sam Cooke

      Self (archive footage)

    • Zelda Sands

      Self

    • Al Schmitt

      Self

    • Eugene Jamison

      Self

    • Bill Gardner

      Self

    • Denise Dowse

      Self

    • Erik Greene

      Self

    • Cyril H. Wecht

      Self - Forensic Pathologist

    • Joe B. Kellum

      Self

    • Anthony Samad

      Self

    • Dick Clark

      Self (archive footage)

    • John Antonelli

      Self

    • Daniel Wolff

      Self

    • Jamelle Dolphin

      Self

    • Donald Piper

      Self

    • Mike McCormick

      Self

    • Toni Elliott Bell

      Self