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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917), is an iconic United States|African-American singer and actress. She has recorded and performed extensively, independently and with other jazz notables, including Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Barnet. She currently lives in New York City and no longer makes public appearances.<ref>JET, April 2007</ref>
Early life
Lena Horne was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City|New York. She grew up in an upper middle class black community. Her father, Edwin "Teddy" Horne, who worked in the gambling trade, left the family when she was three. Her mother, Edna Scottron, was the daughter of inventor Samuel R. Scottron; she was an actress with an African American theater troupe and traveled extensively. Horne was mainly raised by her grandparents, Cora Calhoun and Edwin Horne. Her uncle, Frank S. Horne, was an adviser to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.<ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=hb858011v4&doc.view=content&chunk.id=div00020&toc.depth=1&brand=oac&anchor.id=0 Black Leadership in Los Angeles: Augustus F. Hawkins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is a reported descendant of the John C. Calhoun family <ref>[http://www.afrigeneas.com/forume/index.cgi?read=11255 No Message<!-- Bot generated title -->]</... read all
Meme Me
A Dance Scene From Stormy Weather 1943 | Black Hollywood Series
