Arthur Bell interviews Lena Horne, [1977?]
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Title
Arthur Bell interviews Lena Horne, [1977?]
Collection
Arthur Bell Collection of Recorded Interviews, 1970-1980
Names
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Donor)
Horne, Lena (Interviewee)
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Interviewer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1977
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 52791
Shelf locator: *LTC 4523
Subjects
Horne, Lena
Celebrities
Singers -- United States
Dancers -- United States
Actresses -- United States
African American women entertainers
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: Interview by Arthur Bell most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Venue: Recorded in [1977?] [New York, N.Y.]
Additional Physical Form: Service compact disc (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original, available in *LDC 52791.
Acquisition: Gift; Bell Estate; 1990 NN-RHA.
Content: Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audio cassette (approximately 63 min.) : analog, mono
Abstract
Tracks 1-8. African American singer, actress and dancer Lena Horne (June 30, 1917- May 9, 2010) discusses her long-term music, dance and dramatic career, and her collaboration with various musicians, songwriters, directors and producers. Horne recalls her way from nightclub performer to Hollywood. She also talks about her personal life, her family background, her marriages (the first one, to Louis Jordan Jones in January 1937, and the second one, to Lennie Hayton in December 1947), and about her children and grandchildren. Horne also recounts the enormous pressure she and Hayton faced as an interracial couple that was one of the reasons for their separation in the early 1960's. Tracks 9-15. Arthur Bell interviews various unidentified performing arts persons preparing materials for his article about American film critic Rex Reed.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19964381
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 643ae1b0-8a98-0131-0f15-58d385a7bbd0
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Lena Horne, [1977?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/643ae1b0-8a98-0131-0f15-58d385a7bbd0
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1977). Arthur Bell interviews Lena Horne, [1977?] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/643ae1b0-8a98-0131-0f15-58d385a7bbd0
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Lena Horne, [1977?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/643ae1b0-8a98-0131-0f15-58d385a7bbd0
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