LENA HORNE A True TRAILBLAZER
Closer US|June 27, 2022
THE LEGENDARY PERFORMER WORKED HER WAY TO THE TOP, BUT SHE HAD TO FIGHT FOR EVERY SUCCESS
Lisa Chambers,
LENA HORNE A True TRAILBLAZER

Lena Horne knew how to L make an entrance. "When I met her, she was wearing a baggy white suit, very stylish but voluminous, and a white cap and big glasses," James Gavin, author of Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne, tells Closer. "This getup could not begin to conceal the magnificence of Lena Horne. This woman gave off sparks."

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