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Donald Bogle Lena Horne (Hardback). Author: Donald Bogle. Title: Lena Horne. Format: Hardback. Publisher: Running Press Adult. Item Weight: 1380g. Item Width: 30mm. Genre: Biography. Item Length: 203mm. Further DetailsTitle: Lena Horne Condition: New Description: From Donald Bogle, the award-winning author of Hollywood Black and leading authority on Black cinema history, this is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive and lavish biography of Hollywood's first African American movie goddess. Lena Horne's life and career are truly remarkable in American film history. She was the first Black performer to become a true star-to receive the kind of glamour treatment at the fabled MGM that the studio had previously given to the likes of Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Lana Turner, and Ava Gardner. At the same time, Horne dealt with endless indignities, not the least of which was the fact that her roles in films was often as a musical performer, which allowed her numbers to be easily stripped out of films without affecting the narrative when played to audiences that would find her presence undesirable.At long last, Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed gives the star her due. Through a highly informed and insightful narrative based on interviews, press accounts, studio archives, and decades of research, the book sheds new light on the star's compelling life and complicated career: her activism; her accomplishments and heady triumphs in movies, television, and nightclubs as she broke down long-standing barriers for Black individuals-especially Black women-and her solemn, sometimes bitter disappointments, both professional and personal. Illustrated by hundreds of photos (some published for the first time), this is the ultimate book on the icon. Author: Donald Bogle EAN: 9780762475209 Format: Hardback Country/Region of Manufacture: US ISBN-10: 076247520X ISBN: 9780762475209 Language: English Item Height: 254mm Item Length: 203mm Genre: Biography Item Width: 30mm Item Weight: 1380g Subtitle: Goddess Reclaimed Publisher: Running Press Adult Release Date: 11/02/2023 Topic: Music Dance & Theatre, Films & TV, History Release Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
