By the end of the 1940s, Lena had sued a variety of restaurants and theaters for discrimination and became an outspoken member of the leftist group “Progressive Citizens of America.” Racist, McCarthyism was sweeping through Hollywood , and Lena soon found herself blacklisted from film, TV, theater and recording. Lena then performed primarily in “posh and plush nightclubs” around the country. Lena Horne remained active in spite of her being blacklisted, performing at rallies around the country on behalf of the NAACP and the “National Council for Negro Women,” and participated in the 1965 March on Washington. In 1970 and 1971, Lena Horne’s son, father, brother all died. Though
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and abroad, and won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award, as well as 2 Grammy Awards for its soundtrack. In 1994 Lena Horne gave one of her last concerts at New York’s Supper Club. The performance was recorded and was released in 1955 as “An Evening With Lena Horne: Live at the Supper Club, which won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Contributing occasional recordings after this, she mostly retreated from public life. Lena Horne was married to Louis Jones from 1937 to1944,and they had 2 children. She married Lennie Hayton, a white bandleader, in 1947, but they kept their marriage a secret for 3 years, separating in the 1960s but never divorced. Lena Horne passed-away of heart failure on May 9, 2010 in New York City.
Houston, Whitney, Whitney Elizabeth Houston August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012 (Singer, Actress, Producer, and Model) whose first 4 albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million
and abroad, and won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award, as well as 2 Grammy Awards for its soundtrack. In 1994 Lena Horne gave one of her last concerts at New York’s Supper Club. The performance was recorded and was released in 1955 as “An Evening With Lena Horne: Live at the Supper Club, which won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Contributing occasional recordings after this, she mostly retreated from public life. Lena Horne was married to Louis Jones from 1937 to1944,and they had 2 children. She married Lennie Hayton, a white bandleader, in 1947, but they kept their marriage a secret for 3 years, separating in the 1960s but never divorced. Lena Horne passed-away of heart failure on May 9, 2010 in New York City.
Houston, Whitney, Whitney Elizabeth Houston August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012 (Singer, Actress, Producer, and Model) whose first 4 albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million