<p><b>From Donald Bogle, the award-winning author of <i>Hollywood Black</i> 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.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>At long last, <i>Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed</i> gives the star her due. Through a highly informed and insightful narrative based
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