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

Posted on June 30, 2026 by sheila

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 →

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Conversations with Mitchell, Part 1: Justin Timberlake, Lena Horne, Doris Day, Jill Clayburgh, Cary Grant, Don Rickles.

Posted on August 5, 2012 by sheila

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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R.I.P. Lena Horne

Posted on May 10, 2010 by sheila

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 →

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Happiness is:

Posted on December 18, 2006 by sheila

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 →

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