[78-L] Lena Horne

[Cary Ginell]

Her life was also noteworthy because of her marriage to white bandleader Lennie Hayton, which stirred things up, but her defiance of racial convention was probably her biggest legacy, as opposed to her actual musical achievements. 

 

Cary Ginell
 
> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:12:27 +0100
> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Lena Horne
> 
> David Lennick wrote:
> > I saw her in the late 70s at the Royal York in Toronto. Sold out, and they had to add extra tables. She was very edgy and sarcastic and she obviously hated her life at that point.
> 
> > dl
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> I can't think of anything that she was famous for achieving, much like 
> Sammy Davis Jr. I've always had the feeling that was put in all-black 
> films because her light skin tones would make her more acceptable to 
> white audiences.
> 
> Julian Vein
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