Search results
Lena Horne was an American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part ...
Jan 14, 2021 · 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 ...
May 14, 2010 · 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
May 10, 2010 · “Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria,” recorded during a well-received eight-week run in 1957, reached the Top 10 and became the best-selling album by a female singer in RCA Victor’s history.
Feb 13, 2008 · Lena Horne was a major 20th Century entertainer. Born in Brooklyn, New York into an upper middle class black family on June 30, 1917, Horne battled racial injustice throughout her career. Despite her obstacles she became one of the most well known African American performers of the 20th Century, achieving fame as a singer and actor.
May 10, 2010 · 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 ...
Oct 31, 2023 · 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.
