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Lena Horne Biography (1917-)
Full name, Lena Mary Calhoun Horne; born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Edwin F. (a clerk) and Lena (an actress; maiden name, Calhoun) Horne;married Louis J. Jones, 1937 (divorced, 1938); married Lennie Hayton (a musical director), 1947 (died, 1971); children: Teddy (died, 1970), Gail (first marriage). Addresses: OFFICE--Horne-Hayton Enterprises, 1200 S. Arlington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- June 30, 1917
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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Credits
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Quadroon Girl, Dance with Your Gods, Mansfield Theatre, 1934.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Savannah, Jamaica, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1957.
- Tony Bennett and Lena Horne Sing, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1981.
- Also appeared in Blackbirds, Broadway production; and Pal Joey, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Nine O'Clock Revue, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1961.
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, U.S. cities, 1982.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Ethel, Duke Is the Tops, Million Dollar, 1938.
- Georgia Brown, Cabin in the Sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1943.
- Selma Rogers, Stormy Weather, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
- Fernway de la Fer, Broadway Rhythm, MGM, 1944.
- Julie, Till the Clouds Roll By, MGM, 1946.
- Claire Quintana, Death of a Gunfighter, Universal, 1969.
- Glinda the Good, The Wiz, Universal, 1978.
- Also appeared in Panama Hattie, MGM, 1942; Swing Fever, MGM, 1943;I DoodIt (also known as By Hook or By Crook), MGM, 1943; Thousands Cheer, MGM, 1943; Two Girls and a Sailor, MGM, 1944; Ziegfeld Follies, MGM, 1946; Words and Music, MGM, 1948; Duchess of Idaho, MGM, 1950; and Meet Me in Las Vegas, MGM,1956.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Music '55, CBS, 1955.
- Perry Como Show, NBC, 1959.
- Here's to the Ladies, ABC, 1960.
- Bell Telephone Hour, NBC, 1964.
- The Cosby Show, NBC.
- Sanford and Son, NBC.
- The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS.
- Tonight Show, NBC.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- The Lena Horne Show, Associated Rediffusion, 1959.
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show, NBC, 1960.
- The Milton Berle Special, NBC, 1962.
- Lena in Concert, NBC, 1969.
- Harry and Lena, ABC, 1970.
- Keep U.S. Beautiful, NBC, 1973.
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Showtime, 1984.
- Also Television: Inside and Out, NBC.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Strictly from Dixie, NBC, 1941.
- The Cats 'n' Jammers Show, MBS, 1941.
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Credits; ALBUMS
- Birth of the Blues, RCA, 1940.
- Moanin' Low, RCA, 1940.
- Little Girl Blue, RCA, 1942.
- A Date with Fletcher Henderson, 1944.
- Till the Clouds Roll By, MGM, 1946.
- Words and Music, MGM, 1948.
- At the Waldorf, Victor, 1958.
- Sands, Victor, 1961.
- Like Latin, Charter, 1963.
- Lovely and Alive, Victor, 1962.
- On the Blue Side, Victor, 1962.
- Lena Horne Sings Your Requests, Charter, 1963.
- Lena Goes Latin, DRG, 1963.
- Also Classics in Blue, RCA; Porgy and Bess, RCA; A Friend of Yours, RCA;Lena, A New Album, RCA; The Lady Is a Tramp, MGM; Now, Fox; First Lady, Jem;Lena with Lennie Hayton and Marty Gold Orchestras, Jem; The One and Only, Polygram; Standing Room Only, Accord; Lena in Hollywood; and Stormy Weather.
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Writings;STAGE
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1983.
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Writings;OTHER
- In Person (autobiography), 1950.
- (with Richard Schickel) Lena (autobiography), 1965.
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