Comments on: About the Performer

By: Isolde 'Izzy' Hunter

Isolde 'Izzy' Hunter — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:26:38 +0000

Interesting website, this. How I long to let Lena know how much knowing her has meant in my life! I wonder how she is dealing with old age and how her health is now? I hope she is often surrounded by loved ones and that her great stamina and good health have not failed her. I was her backup singer in Vegas with Harry Belefonte & as such, she soon became my idol. Besides being elegant, beautiful, funny, and explosive onstage, she was (and still is, I’m sure) one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. If you should ever read this Lena, I’ve raised a son alone, since Jimmy Hunter died, and he’s just become a lawyer in D.C.! May God be with you always. With Love and Affection Always, Isolde Hunter
P.S. Remember “A Lena is a Lovesome Thing” by Billy Strayhorn :-)

By: Louis Alemayehu

Louis Alemayehu — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:35:05 +0000

There WAS a meeting at the White House that James Baldwin organized for Bobby Kennedy. Besides Lena, it included people like: Lorraine Hansberry, Harry Belafonte, and a young civil rights worker who shook his finger at Bobby and spoke his mind. Basically he said that given the reality of racism in the usa as far as he himself serving in Viet Nam: “Hell no, I wont go!” Needless to say the meeting didn’t go well. It took Bobby a while longer to figure out the contradiction and connections between racism here in the usa our usa foreign policy. That might actually be why both he and King are dead.

By: Juls

Juls — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:13:53 +0000

You know what, Lena Horne has lived an amazing life; might want to check out book written by her daughter 1986, The HORNES, An American Family for more detailed info.

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:02:28 +0000

Allaina Lennie hayton was a homosexual, did you know that? By marrying her, he protected Lena Horne from being exposed. You’ll find out in the new biography coming out in JUNE 09.

By: Mooseman the second

Mooseman the second — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:26:34 +0000

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