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Tag Archives: Lena Horne
“I don’t have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I’d become. I’m me, and I’m like nobody else.” — Lena Horne
It’s her birthday today. Mitchell and I – in yet another of our series of conversations – discuss Lena Horne. Weirdly, we had an enormous discussion about her one night when I was staying with him in Chicago. We watched … Continue reading
Conversations with Mitchell, Part 1: Justin Timberlake, Lena Horne, Doris Day, Jill Clayburgh, Cary Grant, Don Rickles.
Mitchell and me. Years ago, in a photo booth at Lounge Ax, a grubby music club on Fullerton in Chicago, across the street from the fabled Biograph. This is an interview that has been in the works, at least in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Grant, Doris Day, Jill Clayburgh, Justin Timberlake, Lena Horne
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R.I.P. Lena Horne
American legend Lena Horne has passed away at the age of 92. Big generous awesome NY Times obituary here. The Siren remembers Lena Horne here. Jackie has a very nice post with a good overview of Horne’s career. Nathaniel R. … Continue reading
Happiness is:
sitting in Mitchell’s green and white striped chair, listening to him talk about: – Lena Horne – Ella Fitzgerald – Pearl Bailey (uhm – have you heard her version of “Jingle Bells”? At one point, she is shouting, in this … Continue reading