World Music Singer

How Lena Horne Died: Date of Death, Age of Death, Birthday, and More!

Lena Horne reached the astounding age of 92 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous world music singer.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Twentieth-century African-American singer and actress. She famously sang “Stormy Weather,” won a Grammy Award for a 1981 album entitled Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, and appeared in film versions of The Wiz, Broadway Rhythm, and Ziegfeld Follies.

She was born in New York City to an affluent family of European, African-American, and Native American heritage. She married Louis Jordan Jones in 1937; the couple had two children.

How did Lena Horne die?

Lena Horne's death was caused by Heart Failure.

Information about the death of Lena Horne
Cause of deathHeart Failure
Age of death92 years
ProfessionWorld Music Singer
BirthdayJune 30, 1917
Death dateMay 9, 2010
Place of deathN/A
Place of burialN/A

Quotes

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

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I’m still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don’t know.

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After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn’t a nice time.

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Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X.

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I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

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