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The Legendary Lena Mary Calhoun Horne Dies at 92. June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010

May 10, 2010 by editor  (View Source

(nyt) Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan.


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