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       Octopussy

       1983
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       Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

       1979
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       That's Entertainment!

       1974
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       The V.I.P.s

       1963
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       Climax!

       1954
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       The Man in the Iron Mask

       1977

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lena_HorneLena Horne - Wikipedia

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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. 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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4. www.smh.com.au › world › i-was-the-kind-of-black'I was the kind of black white people could accept'

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   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 ...

5. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersLena Horne biographical timeline | American Masters | PBS

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   Lena Horne biographical timeline. January 14, 2021. Lena Horne poses in a sequined gown. Photo: Bettmann via Getty Images ... Horne also divorced Louis Jordan Jones. 1944. 1945. Went on USO tour ...

6. People also ask

   Who is Louis Jordan?

   • "Text - H.Res.1242 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth". Congress.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2020. ^ "Vintage photos: Rock Hall inductee Louis Jordan is the music master behind 'Five Guys Named Moe' ". Cleveland.com. January 23, 2015.

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   How did Louis Jordan influence music?

   • According to Cleveland.com, "Louis Jordan had a profound impact on several African-American music genres that evolved during the first half of the 20th century ... He helped make jump blues, jazz and boogie-woogie mainstream forces. Jordan’s legendary work would serve as a precursor to modern blues, rock and roll and R&B music".

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   Was Louis Jordan a precursor to R&B?

   • The Blues Foundation hints that Jordan was a precursor to R&B: "Louis Jordan was the biggest African-American star of his era and that his "Caldonia" reached "the top of the Race Records chart, as it was known prior to the introduction of term Rhythm & Blues in 1949".

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_JordanLouis Jordan - Wikipedia

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   Formerly of. Tympany Five. Louis Thomas Jordan [a] (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) [1] was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "the King of the Jukebox", he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era.

8. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Jones-27802Louis Jordan Jones (1908-1998) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   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. Father of [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Edwin Fletcher Jones.

   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: August 31, 1908

   • Spouse: Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
   • Death Date: September 23, 1998

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     Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five "Caldonia" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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10. bowiestate.edu › academics › collegesBlack History Month Tribute to Lena Horne: The Actress and ...

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    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. They both kept their marriage a secret for three years because anything interracial was ...

11. www.nytimes.com › 2010/05/10 › artsLena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92 - The New York Times

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    May 10, 2010 · At 19, Ms. Horne married the first man she had ever dated, 28-year-old Louis Jones, and became a conventional middle-class Pittsburgh wife. Her daughter Gail was born in 1937 and a son, Teddy, in ...