Horne, Lena (Calhoun)

Horne, Lena (Calhoun)
born June 30, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.

U.S. singer and actress.

In her youth she was a dancer at Harlem's Cotton Club, and by age 18 she was singing with popular bands. She starred in many films, including Stormy Weather (1943) and The Wiz (1978). Her album Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria (1957) was a great success, as was her appearance in the musical Jamaica (1957). Her one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981), was hailed as her masterpiece. She continued to perform and record into the 1990s.

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  • Horne, Lena (Calhoun) — (n. 30 jun. 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., EE.UU.). Actriz y cantante estadounidense. En su juventud fue bailarina en el Cotton Club de Harlem y a los 18 años cantaba con orquestas de música popular. Fue la estrella de muchas películas, entre ellas,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Horne, Lena — ▪ American singer and actress in full  Lena Calhoun Horne   born June 30, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.       American singer and actress who first came to fame in the 1940s.       Horne left school at age 16 to help support her ailing mother and… …   Universalium

  • Lena Calhoun Horne — noun United States singer and actress (born in 1917) • Syn: ↑Horne, ↑Lena Horne • Instance Hypernyms: ↑singer, ↑vocalist, ↑vocalizer, ↑vocaliser, ↑actress …   Useful english dictionary

  • Horne — noun 1. United States operatic mezzo soprano (born 1934) • Syn: ↑Marilyn Horne • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mezzo soprano, ↑mezzo 2. United States singer and actress (born in 1917) • Syn: ↑Lena Horne, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lena Horne — noun United States singer and actress (born in 1917) • Syn: ↑Horne, ↑Lena Calhoun Horne • Instance Hypernyms: ↑singer, ↑vocalist, ↑vocalizer, ↑vocaliser, ↑actress …   Useful english dictionary

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  • John C. Calhoun — Infobox Vice President name=John C. Calhoun nationality=American order1=7th Vice President of the United States term start1=March 4, 1825 term end1=December 28, 1832 predecessor1=Daniel D. Tompkins successor1=Martin Van Buren birth date=birth… …   Wikipedia

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