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Blackbird: Lena Horne and America Showtime is developing “Blackbird: Lena Horne and America,” a limited series about entertainment icon and activist Lena Horne. Jenny Lumet, Horne’s granddaughter, will co-write the first few episodes of the series with Alex K…
Blackbird: Lena Horne and AmericaShowtime is developing “Blackbird: Lena Horne and America,” a limited series about entertainment icon and activist Lena Horne. Jenny Lumet, Horne’s granddaughter, will co-write the first few episodes of the series with Alex Kurtzman with both also executive producing.
The series will span six decades of Hornes life, from dancing at the Cotton Club as a teen through stardom in the MGM years, McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, and a triumphant return to Broadway. Luminaries like Paul Robeson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Louis, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniel, Ava Gardner, and Orson Welles also appear.
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