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May 14, 2010 · AP Photo Stephen Chernin. Mourners gather on the steps after the funeral for entertainer and civil rights activist Lena Horne at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, Friday, May 14,...
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. Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving on to Hollywood ...
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May 14, 2010 · By Joann Stevens May 14, 2010. Lena Horne was an American treasure, a cultural icon whose career achievements and social legacy challenged and transformed America’s notions about race and culture. A Renaissance woman, she lived and entertained during an era when women and “Negroes” were constrained by limited social roles, strict ...
May 15, 2010 · Ms. Horne died on Sunday. She was 92. The funeral Mass was held at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, on Park Avenue at East 84th Street, and a private burial was planned.
May 14, 2010 · By Erica Butler • Published May 14, 2010 • Updated on May 14, 2010 at 6:46 pm. The iconic legend is remembered uptown at her funeral on Friday, May 14. Family and friends gathered at St. Ignatius...
May 14, 2010 · 5:11 PM. Jazz great [article id="1638746"]Lena Horne, who died [/article] Sunday at age 92, was remembered by hundreds of mourners at New York's St. Ignatius Loyola church on Friday...