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

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

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 5, 2014

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Music, Documentary

User Score

56%

Original Title

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

Production Companies

Signed Media

Director

David Czarnetzki

Description

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.