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Jul 7, 2023 · Lena Horne learned she couldn't depend on her parents from an early age. Horne's father, Edwin Fletcher "Teddy" Horne, was a banker and professional gambler, while her mother, Edna Louise Scottron, was an actor. From the moment Lena was born on June 30, 1917, it was clear that Teddy would become a transient figure in her life.
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Jun 29, 2021 · Lena Horne: Legend, Icon, and Friend. By Beth Nevarez and Lora Stocker on Jun. 29, 2021. Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917. A talented triple-threat, she was a gifted actress, dancer, and singer as well as a civil rights activist and female trailblazer. Horne's career spanned over 70 years, with roles in film, television, and on stage.
Arts May 10, 2010 11:18 AM EDT. Groundbreaking singer, performer and film star Lena Horne died Sunday in New York at the age of 92. Horne, the first African American to sign a long-term contract ...
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.
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.
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Lena Horne. Actress: Cabin in the Sky. 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. Her mother left later in order to find work as an...
May 10, 2010 · Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92. ... 1970 and 1971, and the grief-stricken singer secluded herself, refusing to perform or even see anyone but her closest friends. One of them ...
