This Day in Black History: June 30, 1917
Legendary actress and singer Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917.
Legendary screen actress and singer Lena Horne, one of the first Black women actresses to sign a film contract with MGM Studios and later known for her roles in The Wiz and Stormy Weather, was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 30, 1917.
At age 16, she left school to perform in the chorus line at the famed Cotton Club in Harlem but soon set her sights on Broadway, landing her first part as a voodoo dancer in the show Dance With Your Gods in 1934. She sang and acted in numerous films in the 1940s, including Thousands Cheer (1943), Broadway Rhythm (1944) and Two Girls and a Sailor (1944), but she was often overlooked for major roles because of her refusal to play roles that stereotyped Black women.
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Legendary actress and singer Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917.
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