Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive
After overcoming traumatic events, Gloria Gaynor rebuilt her life by earning a degree in psychology and investing her own resources to produce the gospel record Testimony, which earned her second Grammy 40 years later.
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Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Betsy Schechter
Actors: Gloria Gaynor
Country: United States of America
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