Lena Horne

Lena Horne By: Heather Donahue E-mail: heath20@aol.com Lena Horne Heather Donahue March 23, 2000 humanities 15 Tues. & Thurs. 9:30 - 11 a.m. paginate 1 Lena Horne Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were solecism and Edna Scottron Horne. After her father left her at the age of ii in order to pursue his gambling vocation; her scram leaving soon after that to pursue her acting career; she went to live with her grandparents. Through her grandparents influence she became involved with organizations like the NAACP, at an early age.

In 1924 she went back to live with her mother, traveling and cosmos schooled all over the state until she was xiv. At the age of fourteen she decided to drop out of school and go to work. Because she was bright and light skinned it was not hard for her to find a job. She became a chorus girl in Harlems cotton wool Club where blacks entertained a strictly all whiten crowd. At that time she was making about $25 a week...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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