Bird is a 1988 American biographical film, produced and Directed By Clint Eastwood of a screenplay Written By Joel Oliansky. The film is a tribute to the life and music of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. It is constructed as a montage of scenes from Parker's life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his early death at the age of thirty-four... Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)