Lena Horne's biography
Lena Horne is 93 years old actor born at New York City. She was born on Saturday 30th of June 1917. She is often nicknamed as Noble Sissle's Swingsters. According to year of birth 1917 she belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 30th of June means she is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.
She is native english speaker. She is citizen of United States of America. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as dancer, jazz musician, pin-up girl, musician, singer, stage actor, television actor, film actor. She is recently known as recording artist.
Lena Horne's family
Lena Horne's ex spouse
Lennie Hayton
Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton have been together since 1947 for 24 years. He is known as composer. Her ex spouse was born on Friday 14th of February 1908 in New York City. Her ex spouse died on Saturday 24th of April 1971 in Palm Springs. Lennie Hayton was 54 years old, when this happened.
She has 1 daughter.
Lena Horne's daughter: Gail Lumet Buckley
Lena Horne's daughter's name is Gail Lumet Buckley. She is known as writer. Her daughter was born on Tuesday 21st of December 1937 in Pittsburgh.
Lena Horne's schools
We found 3 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Boys and Girls High School, Girls' High School, Washington High School.
Lena Horne's career
Her main focus is to be actor. You could see her also in An Evening with Lena Horne, Being Myself.
How did Lena Horne die
She died on on Sunday 9th of May 2010 when he was 93 years old at New York City. Lena Hornes death was caused by heart failure. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Lena Horne's Awards
- Received a Special Tony Award in 1982 for "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music". She had previously been nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Jamaica".
- Awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6282 Hollywood Blvd. and for Motion Pictures at 6250 Hollywood Blvd.
- Received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 1989.
- Posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs (CA) Walk of Stars on 11/26/12.
Lena Horne's Rankings
- Ranked #62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock N Roll.
Lena Horne's Nominations
- She was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for work Porgy and Bess in 1959
- She was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for work Lena Horne at the Sands in 1961
- She was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for work Lena...Lovely and Alive in 1962
- She was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for work An Evening with Lena Horne in 1995
- She was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist for work Being Myself in 1999
What Lena Horne has done for a first time
- Children from first marriage to Louis Jones: Gail Jones (b. 1938), aka Gail Lumet Buckley, and Terry Jones (b. 1939).
Lena Horne's quotes
- I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white people could accept. I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked.
- You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.
- It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
- Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
- A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.
- In my early days I was a sepia Hedy Lamarr. Now I'm black and a woman, singing my own way.
- [on love] Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can.
- [on Myrna Loy] A great star and a woman of accomplishment who is angry about all the right things.
- I had this sort of greedy agent who made me go to Hollywood in the hope that I'd be in movies.
- I never considered myself a movie star. Mostly, I just sang songs in other people's movies.
- [to Robert F. Kennedy, on his administration's civil rights record] Mr. Attorney General, you can take all those pious statements and stuff them up your ass.
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Lena Horne's body shape
Lets describe how Lena Horne looks. We will focus on her body shape. Body build is average.