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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born in Brooklyn, NY. June 30, 1917 Dropped out of school and began performing at the Cotton Club in Harlem (age 16). 1933 Broadway debut in the fall production of.
Lena Horne’s Long, Hard Climb Vanity Fair
Lena Calhoun Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Edna Scottron and Edwin "Teddy" Horne on June 30, 1917. Her parents separated when she was a child, and she lived with her paternal grandparents and uncle. Horne's grandmother Cora Calhoun Horne was well known in her community as an active supporter of many civil rights causes and took.
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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre.
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Singer, actress, dancer—American entertainer Lena Horne was a true triple threat. The immensely talented Horne had a career that spanned over seven decades, and she worked through prejudices to become one of the most popular stars of her day. Here are sultry facts about the great Lena Horne. Lena Horne Facts 1. Origins of an Icon
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A theater on Broadway has been officially renamed in honor of the late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne.. Horne is the first Black woman to have a theater named in her honor. The.
LENA HORNE The voice of change
5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the hospital costs. Her parents divorced while she was still a toddler.
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Jeremy Daniel/BroadwaySF. From left, Kyle Ramar Freeman, Avery Wilson, Nichelle Lewis and Phillip Johnson star in "The Wiz," which opens in San Francisco Jan. 16. By Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent.
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Lena Horne (born June 30, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died May 9, 2010, New York City) American singer and actress who first came to fame in the 1940s. Horne left school at age 16 to help support her ailing mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City.
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Lena Horne was a singer, actress and Civil Rights Activist who first established herself as an accomplished live singer and then transitioned into film work. She signed with MGM studios and became.
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Here are five ways Horne revolutionized the entertainment industry and helped improve standards of representation for Black performers: 1. She fused activism and politics with art.
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Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and.
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Groundbreaking singer, performer and film star Lena Horne died Sunday night in New York at the age of 92. Horne, the first African American to sign a long-term contract with a major film studio.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Donald Bogle about his book Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed. She was a pioneering star of stage and screen in the 1940s, at a time when Hollywood was loathe to show either.
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American singer, actress, and activist Lena Horne circa 1947. / Fred Ramage, Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images With a multifaceted career that lasted more than 70 years, Lena Horne.
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May 10, 2010. See how this article appeared when it was originally published on NYTimes.com. Lena Horne, who broke new ground for black performers when she signed a long-term contract with a major.
Lena Horne, legendary singer and trailblazer, dies at 92
Lena Horne is known as one of the most popular African American entertainers of the twentieth century. A woman of great beauty and commanding stage presence, she performed in nightclubs, concert halls, movies, and on radio and television. Lena's early years Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917.