Lena Horne, the first black woman who is well-accepted in a long term contract in Hollywood, died on May 9 2010 at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Spokesperson from Lena Horne’s family announced and confirmed Lena Horne’s death, although they refuse to reveal the cause. Lena Horned died at her 92, leaving an image as an elegant Hollywood star who averred on being known on her personal standings, not on positions enforced by anybody else of any color.
Lena Horn was born in 1918, and because racism was a strict issue during that period of time, she was being accused by her peers as having a ‘white-daddy’ because of her fair-colored skin. Lena Horne started her career as a singer in the Cotton Club chorus line.
Her talents spread rapidly within the business, leading her as a regular performer in Broadway musical show since early 1940’s. Her acting talent was then discovered, inviting movie producers to take in her tanned-skin, stunning brown eyes, and elegant beauty. Although so, Lena Horne was being left out alone in the spotlight. "I had things in my life that helped me fight off the bitterness," Horne said in a 1982 interview. "But I didn't really enjoy my career until I was 50. I always felt like an outsider."
Lena Horne’s death brings deep sadness to American people, whose perception has been transformed. And until this moment, Lena Horne’s family and relatives still refused to state her funeral date.
