Lena Horne: 1917-2010

Lena Horne poses for a photograph on June 5, 1949. The enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Lena Horne performs at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in March 1954. In the 1940s, she was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, the first to play the Copacabana nightclub and among a handful with a Hollywood contract.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Singer Lena Horne is shown in a Broadway production "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music" in New York on April 30, 1981.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Lena Horne is seen in a June 1, 1981, photo. Horne broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of "Stormy Weather."

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Lena Horne is seen performing on stage on July 1, 1982.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Singer Lena Horne is seen in a May 12, 1987, photo.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Singer-actress Lena Horne arrives at the 65th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 29, 1993.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Singer-actress Lena Horne poses for a portrait in New York on April 7, 1994.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Lena Horne poses for a photograph on June 23, 1997.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
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Lena Horne smiles in a photograph taken June 1, 1997.

Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
Video: Horne on "60 Minutes"

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