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."

This story is from the June 27, 2022 edition of Closer US.

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