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Lena Horne
Perhaps best known for her sultry rendition of the song &#;Stormy Weather,&#; which she performed in the film by the same name, singer Lena Horne spent part of her childhood in Fort Valley and Atlanta. A recipient of several honors commemorating her contributions to the performing arts, including a Kennedy Center Honor in and induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in , Horne also spent much of her life advocating for civil rights.
Lena Calhoun Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Edna Scottron and Edwin &#;Teddy&#; Horne on June 30, Her parents separated when she was a child, and she lived with her paternal grandparents and uncle. Horne&#;s grandmother Cora Calhoun Horne was well known in her community as an active supporter of many civil rights causes and took Horne with her to meetings of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Urban League, and Suffragette organizations. When Horne was about six years old, she joi
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Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, , in Brooklyn, New York. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game ansträngande to get money to pay the hospital costs. Her parents divorced while she was still a toddler. Her mother left later in order to find work as an actress and Lena was left in the care of her grandparents. When she was seven, her mother returned and the two traveled around the state which meant that Lena was enrolled in numerous schools. For a time she also attended schools in Florida, Georgia and Ohio. Later she returned to Brooklyn.
Lena quit school when she was 14 and got her first scen job at 16 dancing and later singing at the famed Cotton Club in Harlem, a renowned theater in which black performers played before vit audiences immortalized in The Cotton Club ()). She was in good hands at the club, especially when people such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington took her beneath their wings and helped her over the
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Lena Horne
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Who Was Lena Horne?
Lena Horne was a singer, actress and Civil Rights Activist who first established herself as an accomplished live singer and then transitioned into film work. She signed with MGM studios and became known as one of the top African American performers of her time, seen in such films as Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups and refused to play roles that stereotyped African American women, a stance that many found controversial. After some time out of the limelight during the '70s, she made a revered, award-winning comeback with her show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
Early Life
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, , in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of a banker/professional gambler and an actress. Both parents had a mixed heritage of African American, European American and Native American descent. Her parents separated when she was three, and because her mother trave