02399cam a2200349 i 4500 1041323104 TxAuBib 20231129120000.0 230117s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022059417 9780762475209 HRD 35.00 076247520X HRD 35.00 TxAuBib rda Bogle, Donald, author Lena Horne. Lena Horne [BOOK] : goddess reclaimed / Donald Bogle. First edition. Philadelphia : Running Press, 2023. 264 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier At head of title: TMC Turner Classic Movies. Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257) and index. "Lena Horne’s life and career are truly remarkable in American film history. She was the first Black performer to become a true star—to receive the kind of glamour treatment at the fabled MGM that the studio had previously given to the likes of Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Lana Turner, and Ava Gardner. At the same time, Horne dealt with endless indignities, not the least of which was the fact that her roles in films was often as a musical performer, which allowed her numbers to be easily stripped out of films without affecting the narrative when played to audiences that would find her presence undesirable. ​Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed gives the star her due. Through a highly informed and insightful narrative based on interviews, press accounts, studio archives, and decades of research, the book sheds new light on the star's compelling life and complicated career: her activism; her accomplishments and heady triumphs in movies, television, and nightclubs as she broke down long-standing barriers for Black individuals—especially Black women—and her solemn, sometimes bitter disappointments, both professional and personal." -Provided by publisher. 20231129. Horne, Lena. African American women singers Biography. African American actors Biography. Singers United States Biography. Actors United States Biography. Biographies.