Lena Horne
| Born | June 30, 1917 |
| Hometown | Brooklyn, New York (state), United States |
| Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
| Spouse | Lennie Hayton, Louis Jordan Jones |
| Children | Gail Jones |
| Parents | Edna Louise Scottron, Edwin Fletcher "Teddy" Horne, Jr. |
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Lena Horne Is The First Black Woman To Have A Theater On Broadway Bear Her Name
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Lena Horne Becomes The First Black Woman to Have a Broadway Theater Named In Her Honor
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