Okay, I'll join in... Funny that the name of Lonette McKee was mentioned because she looks more like Lena than any actress/singer I have ever seen. I even saw ...
Good...group looks lively... Rkoboy, your idea of looking at musical personalities in Harlem in the 1930s and following them to the early 40s sounds...
My ex-wife, her brother and I were in Ms. Horne's suite in the San Francisco Fairmount Hotel, during the late 70's or early 80's. I can't recall the exact...
Divafan, I'm writing on the run, so I hope you'll forgive the shortcomings of your posting. I like your idea about a miniseries. PBS where are you? This kind...
JMelody, is this another of your tall tales? Sinatra a perfectionist? Not quite. Sinatra was FAMOUS for walking through performances, even film performances....
From the website TV-NOW.COM For those who have not seen these TV shows in which Lena Horne has a guest appearance, they are on this week as follows: A...
Not to change the subject too much, we can always go back to that... Since Sinatra is on the plate again, I'd like to agree with the previous comment that his...
First I'd like to mention I found some great photos of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton on the American Memory website of the Smithsonian that I had never seen...
First, eBay has a few interesting things: 1. Ebony, July 1968 - auction ends 1/19 Long cover story worth reading, good photos. 2. Lears, Feb 1989 - auction...
You really missed a big one: Next week on JAN 21, a double CD containing BOTH "Jamaica", and "Porgy & Bess" with Harry Belafonte, will be released. This the...
To Recordplayer2003, I've given considerable thought to your remarks that photos of Lena Horne and Lenny Hayton in the 40s and 50s were often "staged." My...
Lena also appeared on Milton Berle show several times, as odd as that may seem. To the private message: I don't know the answer to your question. I must say...
There are photos of Lena Horne appearing on Perry Como's radio show in 1948 in her first autobiography, and I believe that she appeared on his television...
I forgot to mention that I do not believe that Perry Como and Lena Horne were close personal friends, but "friends" the way it is in show business: people who...
Lena may have known Como well as he was a neighbor of Alan King, in Great Neck,(may be the Sands Point section) Long Island. Mr. King spoke at Lena's 80th...
Relax, JMelody. I am not attacking your honesty but asking about your sources, and I am not going to argue about it with you, just asking. I was also asking...
Nell Carter had a clarion, trumpeting voice that had the crystal clear diction and audibility of Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and even Ethel Merman. Sadly, I...
After writing the above, I check the news of the day and discovered that Carter was rehearsing "Raisin," in Long Beach,Calif. Obviously Carter was going to...
Hi everyone, I'm a new member. My name is Davey, I'm 15 years old, male and I'm from The Netehrlands and I love Classic Hollywood. I have only see Till the...
Hi! Check out "Cabin in the Sky" where she has a lead part, also "Stormy Weather" which is not as good but worth seeing. I love her in "Ziegfeld Follies of...
Does anyone know what stage shows, plays, Lena Horne has appeared in? Someone I know says she was in or toured oin "Follies", "Company" and others in the 60's...
I just joined this group. It says the moderator is "Ziegfield Girl". Is there such a person? I don't see "her" messages. Is there a moderator? Thanks. JJ...
New eBay stuff ending soon: 1) PLAYBILLS from Jamaica and The Lady & Her Music (the only shows I know of, J) ending 2/6/03, #3309489315. 2) SIGNED PHOTO a...
Please don't get crazy on bidding for a program of The Lady and Her Music. I have many of them. Having said that I hope that I've not opened a can of worms....
J Melody, read carefully, I said PLAYBILLS not programs. For those of you who do not know, a PLAYBILL is a free small booklet/magazine handed out at theater...
Anybody want to answer any of my questions? I answered one for someon e else about movies. Another one is who is Mitali? I saw something in a search that said...
I just joined this group yesterday. Does anyone know how Lena was chosen for the co-starring role in "Death of a Gunfighter?" I figured they would've wanted a...
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