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Lena Horne 06.30.1917 - 05.09.2010 (93 years old)

Lena Horne was an actress, singer and dancer from Brooklyn who remained active for more than 65 years. Horne was also a political activist. She starred as Glinda in 1978 film “The Wiz”. Click here to read more about Lena Horne

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
command performance	command performance (039) rita hayworth, lena horne. cass daley	1942-10-27
command performance	command performance (049) bob hope, lena horne, ginny simms	1943-01-23
command performance	command performance (073) kay kyser, lena horne, gertrude niesen	1943-07-03
whats new	host cecil b demille	1944-01-01
jubilee	fletcher henderson and lena horne	1944-05-01
command performance	command performance (122) bob hope, bing crosby, judy garland, frank sinatra	1944-06-03
command performance	command performance (125) jack benny, harpo marx, bing crosby	1944-06-17
suspense	you were wonderful	1944-11-09
mail call	afrs 126 ann rutherford lena horne	1945-01-11
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel (Colgate Sports Reel)	guest lena horne	1945-04-06
guest star	first song bogota	1954-01-24
guest star	first song love me or leave me	1955-11-20

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Lena Horne was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen and Bravo,Bogie

Joan

Hollywood has always been filled with dicks, right to the present day. Humphrey Bogart and Lena Horne are two of the very few exceptions.

Tim

I was a kid, I never even thought about whether Lena was 'black or white'...all I knew was, she was one of the greats!

karen

Lena Horne was briefly considered for the role that went to Dooley Wilson in Casablanca. Would have been a very inspired bit of casting.

Patrick

She was a beautiful woman, with a great voice. Bogie would have taken care of her. He had get togethers at his home including Frank Sinatra, they were called The Rat Pack before Frank and friends took over the name ...

marie

What a beauty and what a voice. A wonderful show with her upon going home to visit family, and a lot of emotion.

Clemintine

Lena loved your singing miss you, boogie and all the other great's are gone none of you guys can be replaced

Cathrine

lena horne ..what a lady she was

Evelyn

Lena Horne was class act.....so beautiful, so talented...

Jon

Lena a true original! Just like he was!

Daisy

A beautiful lady...with talent...you don't see too many of those

pete

I love to listen to her songs beautiful . And she is a beautiful lady:-)

June

She was a beautiful lady!!

Michael

She was so beautiful, classy and talented

Michael

The Horne, what a talent, and sexy, too!

Brain

Loved Lena Horne

Donna

Lena Horne was a beautiful woman!

lana

Loved her

Janet

What a amazing and beautiful lady she was!

Becky

Love Lena Horne

Signa

She was gorgeous !

Marlene

She was awesome*

Meagan

Loved her singing

Dottie

SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS AND LOOKERS OF HER TIME LENA HORNE 1945 SO TALENTED

Giannie

LENA HORNE (1917 ~ 2010) Horne was a pioneering African American actress in films during the 1940s (yet between some Hollywood prejudice and her own political beliefs, she was blacklisted by the 1950s). She had good roles in "Cabin In The Sky" (1943) and "Stormy Weather" (43) and then MGM usually cast her in specialty numbers in their musicals, such as: "Thousands Cheer" (43), "Two Girls And A Sailor" (44), "Till The Clouds Roll By" (46), "Ziegfeld Follies" (46), "Words And Music" (48), "Duchess Of Idaho" (50) and "Meet Me In Las Vegas" (56). Lena had a 70 year career although, keeping busy on stage and in TV, as well as sporadically in film.

Jack

A BEAUTIFUL, GREAT LADY IN ALL SHE DID. GONE TO SOON. R.I.P. DEAR HEART.

George

Lena Horne amazing talent love her voice

Judy

Horne, Lena (birth name was Lena Calhoun Horne) Born in Brooklyn, New York 6/30/1917. Married and divorced to Louis Jones (1936-1938); musician Lennie Hayton (1947-1971 his death). Dancer at Harlem's Cotton Club (1934). On tour and recorded with the Noble Sissle Orchestra (1935-1936); Charlie Barnet Orchestra (1940-1941). First African-American female to sign a long term Hollywood contract (1942). Guest star on radio programs that include The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street for NBC-Radio (?-?); Suspense for CBS (11/9/1944; A/777, an United Nations Radio special produced by Norman Corwin (1948). Guest star on television programs including The Milton Berle Show for NBC (1962). Co-star on Harry and Lena for ABC-TV (1969).

Jack

Lena Horne (1917 ~ 2010) was the first African American woman to find major success in movie musicals which showcased her incredible singing voice and unique style. Her film debut came in 1938's "The Duke Is Tops". She followed that with "Panama Hattie" in 1942 and secured major stardom the following year (1943) in two films: "Cabin In The Sky" and "Stormy Weather".

Mark

She had good roles in the last two films listed, but the studios then basically used Lena as a specialty act, appearing in singing numbers in musicals like: "Thousands Cheer" (1943), "I Dood It" (43), "Swing Fever" (43), "Two Girls And A Sailor" (44), "Till The Clouds Roll By" (46), "Ziegfeld Follies" (46), "Words And Music" (48), "Duchess Of Idaho" (50) and "Meet Me In Las Vegas" (56). She later had a starring role in 1969's "Death Of A Gunfighter" and appeared in "The Wiz" (78).

Mark

Horne had a successful recording career, winning four Grammy Awards (including a 1989 Lifetime Achievement Award). She also was successful on stage. Lena passed in 2010 (one month shy of her 93rd birthday).

Mark