Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne

THE â€œDEFINITIVEâ€ (VANITY FAIR ) BIOGRAPHY OF LEGEND LENA HORNEâ€”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 interviewsâ€” one of them with Lena Horne herselfâ€”critically acclaimed author James Gavin gives us a â€œdeftly researchedâ€ (The Boston Globe) and authoritative portrait of the American icon. Horne broke down racial barriers in the entertainment industry in the 1940s and â€™50s 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 womanâ€”a stunning talent who inspired such giants as Barbra Streisand, Eartha Kitt, and Aretha Franklin.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-04-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780743271448

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