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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (Brooklyn, 30 de junio de 1917-9 de mayo de 2010), [1] más conocida como Lena Horne, fue una actriz y cantante estadounidense de jazz y música popular. Su carrera, tanto como artista de nightclub como de intérprete de discos para diversas compañías, abarca más de sesenta años, desde los años treinta a los noventa ...
Labels. MGM. RCA Victor. United Artists. Blue Note. Qwest / Warner Bros. Musical artist. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre.
Mayor importancia tuvo su trabajo como vocalista con la orquesta del cantante y líder, Noble Sissle entre 1935 y 1936. Grabaron discos, fueron de giras y el renombre que adquirió le abrió las puertas al mundo negro del espectáculo.
1 de may. de 2009 · Following World War II, Ebony 's creator and editor, John H. Johnson, sought to create a popular black magazine in the vein of Life and Look that would reflect the accomplishments and joys, “the happier side,” of African American life. 1 Throughout the first four years of its publication, Lena Horne appeared on the magazine's cover three times – the only woman to do so during this period.
In 1936 Lena Horne toured with Noble Sissle’s band (which included the great soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet). In her autobiography, published in 1950, Lena Horne recounted harrowing stories of the indignities suffered by black performers, especially in the South.
27 de oct. de 2023 · Two film versions of Show Boat had already been released: in 1929 without the famous music; and then in 1936, starring Irene Dunne as Magnolia and Paul Robeson as Joe.
14 de may. de 2020 · 1934 Lena took voice lessons, and she also landed a small role in an all-black Broadway show Dance with Your Gods. In 1935 she became the featured singer with the Noble Sissle Society Orchestra, which performed at many first-rate hotel ballrooms and nightclubs. She left Sissle in 1936 to perform as a “single” in a variety of New ...
