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Horne married Louis Jordan Jones, a political operative, in January 1937 in Pittsburgh. On December 21, 1937, their daughter, Gail (later known as Gail Lumet Buckley, a writer) was born. They had a son, Edwin Jones (1940–1970), who died of kidney disease. Horne and Jones separated in 1940 and divorced in 1944.
Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
May 10, 2010 · Horne married Louis Jordan Jones in January 1937. They had a daughter, Gail, and a son, Edwin. Horne and Jones were divorced in 1944 and she then married Lennie Hayton, a Jewish-American and ...
Jan 14, 2021 · The release of two more MGM films where Horne just had singing roles: "Broadway Rhythm," and "Two Girls and a Sailor." Horne also divorced Louis Jordan Jones.
Sep 23, 1998 · Louis Jordan Jones. Born 31 Aug 1908 in Illinois, United States [uncertain] Son of William Augustus Jones and Nannie Cannon. Brother of Paul Ford Jones. Husband of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne — married 1937 (to 1941) in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
Jul 20, 1986 · Because Lena broke up with her first husband, Louis Jones, when Gail was a baby, and because Gail was raised with Lena, while her brother, Ted, lived with Jones (Ted died of a kidney disease at...
At the age of 19, Horne married political operative Louis Jordan Jones and later had a daughter and son. After her divorce, Horne moved to Hollywood in pursuit of a career as a nightclub singer. She then remarried to Lennie Hayton, a white bandleader.
