Legendary singer and actress Lena Horne has died

NEW YORK CITY - May 10, 2010

Lena Horne died at a New York City hospital Sunday.

Horne broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star.

In the 1940s, Horne was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band and among a handful with a Hollywood contract.

In 1943, she won the role of Selina Rogers in the all-black movie musical "Stormy Weather."

Her recording of the title song became a major hit.

She won a special Tony Award for her 1981 one-woman Broadway show, "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music."

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