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| - Lena Horne (1917-2010) was an African-American singer and performer. Horne had performed at the Cotton Club in New York City, although Benny Russell noted with irony that while African-Americans could perform there, no African-Americans were allowed to enter the club as customers at the time. (DS9 novelization: Far Beyond the Stars)
- She never had any roles in a Disney production, but she appeared as a guest star in the eleventh episode of The Muppet Show. Her song "Stormy Weather" was also featured in a music video on DTV; the music video was soon made available on the video release Golden Oldies.
- Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an African American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. 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 inHollywood.
- Lena Horne (1917–2010) was an actress and singer. Horne came into the spotlight with her rendition of "Stormy Weather," but because of the Hays Production Code imposed on films of the time, she was never cast in a leading role. Horne instead focused on her nightclub career, civil rights, and various Broadway endeavors. One of her last film roles was that of Glinda in the African American version of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz. Horne recorded several inserts for Sesame Street:
- Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American 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. Because of the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood.[1] Her career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television and on broadway.
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| - Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American 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. Because of the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood.[1] Her career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television and on broadway. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades. She continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000.
- Lena Horne (1917-2010) was an African-American singer and performer. Horne had performed at the Cotton Club in New York City, although Benny Russell noted with irony that while African-Americans could perform there, no African-Americans were allowed to enter the club as customers at the time. (DS9 novelization: Far Beyond the Stars)
- Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an African American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. 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 inHollywood. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades. She continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000.
- She never had any roles in a Disney production, but she appeared as a guest star in the eleventh episode of The Muppet Show. Her song "Stormy Weather" was also featured in a music video on DTV; the music video was soon made available on the video release Golden Oldies.
- Lena Horne (1917–2010) was an actress and singer. Horne came into the spotlight with her rendition of "Stormy Weather," but because of the Hays Production Code imposed on films of the time, she was never cast in a leading role. Horne instead focused on her nightclub career, civil rights, and various Broadway endeavors. One of her last film roles was that of Glinda in the African American version of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz. She was the guest star on episode 111 of The Muppet Show, in which she performed the jazz standard "I'm Glad There Is You" and "Sing" (among others). She teamed up with the Muppet Show crew again when she submitted a recipe for Strawberry and Champagne Sorbet for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy. Horne recorded several inserts for Sesame Street:
* "How Do You Do?" with Grover (EKA: Episode 0536)
* An upbeat version of "The Alphabet Song" with The Anything Muppets (EKA: Episode 0600)
* "Bein' Green" with Kermit the Frog (EKA: Episode 0871) Her performance of "How Do You Do?" was featured on the album The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street, and a clip was shown at the 2010 Emmy Awards Ceremony in her remembrance after her death. Aside from her struggles with the Hays Production Code during the early part of the 20th century, Horne was also blacklisted in Hollywood during the red scare. She was a multiple Grammy award-winner, was nominated for a Tony and an Emmy, received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1984. While acting credits were sparse, Horne made numerous appearances as herself, including the television special Keep U.S. Beautiful (on which the Muppets also appeared), The Cosby Show, Reading Rainbow, Night of 100 Stars, and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
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