May. 10th, 2010
By ALJEAN HARMETZ
Published: May 9, 2010
Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan.
( Read the rest of the extensive article on the NY Times site )
Oh Lena....
I'll be switching to my (unfortunately small!!!!) batch of Lena Horne icons.
Published: May 9, 2010
Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan.
( Read the rest of the extensive article on the NY Times site )
Oh Lena....
I'll be switching to my (unfortunately small!!!!) batch of Lena Horne icons.