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Louis McKay re-married in 1975 to Bernice Yancey. He wrote an autobiography and helped with the film "Lady Sings the Blues," a movie about Billie Holiday's life. He was a member of the NAACP, and served on various civil rights committees. in 1981 McKay died of a heart attack in New York City.

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