Her son had kids with a white [I believe she was Italian] woman and Lena didn't like her and the kids kinda got the brunt of it. She replaced Dinah Shore as the featured vocalist on NBC's popular jazz series The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. Nevertheless, you know how the media flips out over things like this as if it is something novel when it really isnt in real life (eyes rolling skyward). Horne and Bennett subsequently toured the U.S. and U.K. in a show together. Because I see it in my own family. One of the most popular African American entertainers of the twentieth century, Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. . [7] Horne was raised mainly by her grandparents, Cora Calhoun and Edwin Horne. That was her initial reason. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. blksista said this on May 13, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Redheels said this on May 21, 2010 at 5:20 PM. They were typical little boys as children; we often were mischievous at times, but [it] was all in good fun. Of the twins, Thomas Jones joined the Marines and upon discharge, entered and eventually graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York. And let go of some of that past, and keep the rest. There was an error deleting this problem. The 83rd Academy Awards presented a tribute to Horne by actress Halle Berry at the ceremony held February 27, 2011. [9], She then attended Girls High School, an all-girls public high school in Brooklyn that has since become Boys and Girls High School; she dropped out without earning a diploma. We fell out of contact for some time, and William came to visit me with his grandfather shortly before he passed away. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. son, Edwin, Daughter Gail. We have set your language to Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. 1. In the words of a family friend, Lena is said to be thriving.. She has no children. Drag images here or select from your computer for Edwin Fletcher Teddy Jones memorial.
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