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Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917. She was raise in Brooklyn, New York.
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Lena got her fist break as an actress when she was able to land a role for the Cotton Club Parade.
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She was featured in a musical, known as The Duke in Taps however it was a low budget production and didn't benefit her career
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She starred in plenty of famous movies for MGM and also worked for "20th Century Fox" after being granted permission by her employers at MGM.
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Lena Horne was one of the most popular performers of her time, she was also know for films such as "Cabin in the Sky" and "The Wiz" as well as her trademark song,"Stormy Weather".
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She got the job of being a singer at a famous Hollywood nightclub named ”Felix Young Little Trot”.
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She signed a contract with Hollywood heavyweights ”Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
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She participated in a civil right march in Washington.
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She co-starred with Harry Belafonte in the hour-long Harry and Lena special for ABC
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She co-starred with Tony Bennet in the Tony and Lena show .Horne and Bennet subsequently toured the U.S.and U.K.in a show together.
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Lena Horne died on May 9,2010.She died from a congestive heart failure.
