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

  • Credits
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Quadroon Girl, Dance with Your Gods, Mansfield Theatre, 1934.
  • 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.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Nine O'Clock Revue, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1961.
  • Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, U.S. cities, 1982.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • Strictly from Dixie, NBC, 1941.
  • The Cats 'n' Jammers Show, MBS, 1941.
  • 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.
  • Writings;STAGE
  • Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1983.
  • Writings;OTHER
  • In Person (autobiography), 1950.
  • (with Richard Schickel) Lena (autobiography), 1965.