{"product_id":"lena-horne","title":"Lena Horne","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Donald Bogle, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood Black\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003cbr\u003e At long last, \u003ci\u003eLena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed\u003c\/i\u003e 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 stunning photos (some published for the first time), this is the ultimate book on the icon.","brand":"Running Press Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43198856233138,"sku":"9780762475209","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_bb4a8e55-71a0-4e46-9db5-d27347c0f8c8.jpg?v=1771607050","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/lena-horne","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}