Quote: Lena Horne on Ava Gardner

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She didn't feel she was born to rule. She felt that life was crappy and that a lot of people got mistreated for weird reasons and she liked to see people like each other.

-Lena Horne

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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

-Lena Horne

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Monday Serenade: Lena Horne on Sesame Street

I found these Sesame Street clips as I was trotting down memory lane with Lena Horne (via YouTube). This is my favorite version of Bein' Green. (When I played the clip, an ad for True Blood popped up. Hmmm, I know this is vintage Sesame Street, but I still think they're a bit off target with their demographic.)

 

I remember this one! Yes, I was lucky enough to be a child of the seventies and learn my ABCs from Ms. Lena. (I was also serenaded by Morgan "Easy Reader" Freeman on The Electric Company. Ah, what a great time for kiddy TV.)

 

That clip also had the True Blood ad. What the heck?

Quote of the Week

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

-Lena Horne


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TV Tuesday: Lena Horne and Judy Garland

 

One of my favorite things about the Judy Garland Show is the way Garland's guests always seemed to let down their hair for her. Lena Horne really hams it up in this 1963 performance of Day In, Day Out, but while she and Garland give the appearance of casual buddies belting out a song, they never abandon their smooth professionalism.

Quote of the Day

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
-Lena Horne