Lena Horne with Paul Robeson and Henry Wallace circa 1940s
Caption: Lena Horne with Paul Robeson and Henry Wallace circa 1940s
Soundtrack, Actor
Born: April 9, 1898
Star sign: Aries
Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Known for: Song of Freedom (1936), Sanders of the River (1935), King Solomon's Mines (1937), The Emperor Jones (1933)
Source: IMDB
This handsome, eloquent and highly charismatic actor became one of the foremost interpreters of Eugene O'Neill's plays and one of the most treasured names in song during the first half of the twentieth century. He also courted disdain and public controversy for most of his career as a staunch Cold War-era advocate for human rights. While the ...