LENA HORNE (Jun. 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was a ground-breaking singer, actress, and civil rights activist. In 1942, she became the first African-American performer to be put under contract by a major studio. Horne died on Sunday, May 9, at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92. PICTURED: LENA HORNE, center, with daughter GAIL LUMET BUCKLEY, left, and grand-daughter JENNY LUMET in New York circa 1987 (exact date unknown. 1987
LENA HORNE (Jun. 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was a ground-breaking singer, actress, and civil rights activist. In 1942, she became the first African-American performer to be put under contract by a major studio. Horne died on Sunday, May 9, at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92. PICTURED: LENA HORNE, center, with daughter GAIL LUMET BUCKLEY, left, and grand-daughter JENNY LUMET in New York circa 1987 (exact date unknown.