Lena Mary Calhoun Horne's Life And Music
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010
* 1933 - Lena Horne quit school at sixteen and was hired as a dancer by Harlem's famous Cotton Club. * 1938 – Horne made her Hollywood debut in The Duke Is Tops. * 1943 – Horne shoots Cabin in the Sky, an all black musical, and her signature film Stormy Weather. * 1943 – Horne became a champion in the civil rights movement when she refused to play for segregated audiences while entertaining the troops. * 1947 – Horne married Lennie Hayton, a white musical arranger. * 1963 - Horne participated in the famous March on Washington. She performs at rallies all All over the country on behalf of the NAACP. * 1978 – Horne made her final film, The Wiz, with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. * 1980 – Horne recieved an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. * 1981 - Horne began her one-woman Broadway show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. * 1989 - Horne wins a lifetime achievement Grammy. …show more content…
Horne was born on January 30, 1917 and lived until Mother’s Day in 2010 where she died of heart failure. By the age of sixteen Lena had already started her career when she dropped out of school to join the chorus line at the Harlem Club. It did not take long for others to realize her talent, either. Before she knew it she had become the leading vocalist on NBC’s Jazz Series “The Chamber Music Society” in 1940. Horne went on to take many singing and acting roles and was acknowledged by winning many prestigious
* 1933 - Lena Horne quit school at sixteen and was hired as a dancer by Harlem's famous Cotton Club. * 1938 – Horne made her Hollywood debut in The Duke Is Tops. * 1943 – Horne shoots Cabin in the Sky, an all black musical, and her signature film Stormy Weather. * 1943 – Horne became a champion in the civil rights movement when she refused to play for segregated audiences while entertaining the troops. * 1947 – Horne married Lennie Hayton, a white musical arranger. * 1963 - Horne participated in the famous March on Washington. She performs at rallies all All over the country on behalf of the NAACP. * 1978 – Horne made her final film, The Wiz, with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. * 1980 – Horne recieved an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. * 1981 - Horne began her one-woman Broadway show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. * 1989 - Horne wins a lifetime achievement Grammy. …show more content…
Horne was born on January 30, 1917 and lived until Mother’s Day in 2010 where she died of heart failure. By the age of sixteen Lena had already started her career when she dropped out of school to join the chorus line at the Harlem Club. It did not take long for others to realize her talent, either. Before she knew it she had become the leading vocalist on NBC’s Jazz Series “The Chamber Music Society” in 1940. Horne went on to take many singing and acting roles and was acknowledged by winning many prestigious