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Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne Paperback - 2010
by James Gavin
Gavin pens the definitive biography on Lena Horne, the legendary beauty and African-American icon who broke barriers of race and gender in show business.
Summary
THE âÈêDEFINITIVEâÈë (VANITY FAIR ) BIOGRAPHY OF LEGEND LENA HORNEâÈ'THE CELEBRATED STAR OF STAGE, MUSIC, AND FILM WHO BLAZED A TRAIL FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND
Drawing on a wealth of unmined material and hundreds of interviewsâÈ' one of them with Lena Horne herselfâÈ'critically acclaimed author James Gavin gives us a âÈêdeftly researchedâÈë (The Boston Globe) and authoritative portrait of the American icon. Horne broke down racial barriers in the entertainment industry in the 1940s and âÈç50s even as she was limited mostly to guest singing appearances in splashy Hollywood musicals. Incorporating insights from the likes of Ruby Dee, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, and Bobby Short, Stormy Weather reveals the many faces of this luminous, complex, strong-willed, passionate, even tragic womanâÈ'a stunning talent who inspired such giants as Barbra Streisand, Eartha Kitt, and Aretha Franklin.
Drawing on a wealth of unmined material and hundreds of interviewsâÈ' one of them with Lena Horne herselfâÈ'critically acclaimed author James Gavin gives us a âÈêdeftly researchedâÈë (The Boston Globe) and authoritative portrait of the American icon. Horne broke down racial barriers in the entertainment industry in the 1940s and âÈç50s even as she was limited mostly to guest singing appearances in splashy Hollywood musicals. Incorporating insights from the likes of Ruby Dee, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, and Bobby Short, Stormy Weather reveals the many faces of this luminous, complex, strong-willed, passionate, even tragic womanâÈ'a stunning talent who inspired such giants as Barbra Streisand, Eartha Kitt, and Aretha Franklin.
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- Title Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
- Author James Gavin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1 Reprint
- Pages 608
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atria Books
- Date 2010-04-13
- ISBN 9780743271448 / 0743271440
- Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.3 x 1.43 in (23.47 x 16.00 x 3.63 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Singers - United States, African American women singers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009008170
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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âÈêSYMPATHETIC AND TOUGH.âÈë âÈ'THE NEW YORKER
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