Lena Horne
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Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was a singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. Due to the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued…
Also known as
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Great Performances
1971 · TV
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
American Masters
1986 · TV
A Different World
1987 · TV
Sanford and Son
1972 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
The Dean Martin Show
1965 · TV