The talented and very beautiful Lena Horne died this past Sunday, May 9, 2010 at New Yorks Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She was 92.
Born Lena Mary Calhoun Horne on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Horne broke many barriers in the entertainment industry most notably refusing to be stereotyped for African American roles such as maids and “mammies”. She was the first black performer to sign a long term contract with major Hollywood studio MGM. She was the first black movie star on the cover of a movie magazine and she has performed until her full-time retirement back in 2007.









