Lena Horne
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Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lena Horne canonical | 36 |
| Lena Horne version | 1 |
| Lena Mary Calhoun Horne | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ Spingarn Medal ⓘ
surface form:
NAACP Spingarn Medal
Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award special award
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| burialPlace |
The Bronx
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surface form:
Bronx, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Gail Lumet Buckley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-05-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Café Society
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The Cotton Club ⓘ
surface form:
Cotton Club
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Horne ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lena Horne
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
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| genre |
jazz
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traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Lena ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
broke racial barriers in film, television, and nightclub performance
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one of the first African American actresses to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Love Me or Leave Me
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Stormy Weather ⓘ The Man I Love ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cabin in the Sky
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Stormy Weather ⓘ The Lady and Her Music ⓘ The Wiz (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wiz
Till the Clouds Roll By ⓘ Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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civil rights activist ⓘ dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalActivity |
advocated for racial equality in Hollywood
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participated in civil rights marches and rallies ⓘ |
| relative | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Lennie Hayton
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Louis Jordan Jones ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
this entity surface form:
Lena Horne version