Lena Horne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-2010

Profession: actor, pin-up girl, singer, musician, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.
Horne's career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and theater.
Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963 and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television while releasing well-received record albums.
She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway.
She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades.
Horne continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000.
Horne died of congestive heart failure on May 9, 2010, at the age of 92.