Greetings from London Have just joined after seeing this site mentioned on the Garland palacelite site. I am a 43-year old writer and actor. I was privileged...
Hello all, I am new to this message board as well as to LH. I am doing my star studies paper on LH, specifically from 1945-1955. I am writing on this board...
Hey Murky, MY Lena Group has AWESOME photo albums and one of them contains magazine covers - ALMOST EVERY EBONY COVER Lena has ever appeared on. It's only...
Hi, I am just becoming a Lena fan mostly because of one of my patients. I would like to know is there anyway to really get a message/story to her? If so, she...
Patients??? I won't touch that one.... Lena's address is: Casterbridge LTD, attn: Fan Mail, 23 East 74th Street #5A, New York, NY 10021 You are an agist buddy!...
I am sorry my message sounded so corny. I meant it in the most honest way, The patient I was referring to is one of mine, My job is Home Health Physical...
As another new member of the group I thought the way this post was answered was horrible. I thought it very rude and unwelcoming. You owe her an apology. David...
... No. This never happened. Lena Horne never passed for white. When the Hollywood studio moguls, who did not know how to market her in 1942 (too dark to be...
Me thinks you should adjust your patient's meds, Mr MD, he's delusional. Could be he's confusing Lena with Dinah Shore and got that all screwed up since the...
Julie, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!! I really appreciate it. I promise not to send any spam. My research paper examines LH's star image in Ebony and how...
The problem with most black actresses is that they are NOT like Dorothy Dandridge. When Dorothy wanted a part, she went after it. The story of how she got...
Is this STILL a topic of discussion ANYWHERE? Face it, it's over. Go home, Janet! For a film project to get off the the ground there has to be MONEY behind...
If you were a member of my Lena group you'd know all about it! http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLenaHornePage/ It's been rumored since April 2004 and...
... I thought I was. otherwise, how could I get the messages in my inbox? ... We need a film academic to write that book. :-) I never met Lena. I met her...
What exactly was your scholarly work about? The Show Boat story? My second question is how you even got to Lena's secretary. How? When was this? I am very...
... You mean *Show Boat?* Yes, amongst other things. I worked on how different perceptions of Horne's racial identity affected her career in Hollywood....
Hmmmm, interesting. Could you post what you wrote for Lena's honorary degree here? I agree with most of what you wrote about Lena's image and how they tried...
We haven't heard from you, Gloria, in some time. It's great to see you writing to the group once again. Keep telling us more. Was your research done for a...
I have experience attending Lena's films in Southern states, unaware that her scene would be edited out. Theatre management turned a deaf ear when I inquired...
You said Lena's secretary and granddaughter "dissuaded" you. Does that mean they blocked you from pursuing an interview with a NO? Or was it a suggestion...
... Yes, for a doctorate in American Studies with specialization in film. I was looking at some old posts and noticed that you mentioned Lena's 80 b-day...
... Jenny Lumet claimed that her grandmother was only interested in her great grandson (Jenny's son) and that the family was gathering around her to protect...
Sounds like a fascinating course of study. I admire your tenacity. You certainly did get around in your efforts to research the elusive lady, having visited...
... her to PROTECT HER FROM HERSELF. Such a statement led me to believe that maybe there were some health issues. YEAH! Like Lena's lost her mind and is about...
... Why are you making the assumption that Jenny and I are strangers? ... An image of Lena aged 15 or so? Is this how you prove your claims? Some researcher...
I have copies of both Rosie shows and the American Masters special, which all take place in the time period you're talking about, and she seems perfectly lucid...
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