
Stormy Weather
The Life of Lena Horne
James Gavin(Author)
Atria Books (Publisher)
Published on 13. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-7432-7144-8 (ISBN)
Description
Stormy Weather is a biography of Lena Horne, one Hollywood's stars, and one of the first Tony and Grammy winning stars, who opened doors for black female entertainers such as Eartha Kitt, Sarah Vaughn, Diahann Carroll, Aretha Franklin, and Diana Ross, to name a few. She was glamorous, seductive, and dignified. But under her well-crafted look of elegance and grace, lay a tidal wave of rage. By the 90s, as a defence mechanism, she had shut nearly everyone out of her life. James Gavin tells the story of Lena: the legend and the mystery. He has amassed an incredible collection of source material including: 60 hours of recorded conversations with the singer dating back to the early 50s. 40 hours of TV specials, guest appearances and other rare footage spanning her career. He has interviewed among many others: Johnny Mathis, Bobby Short, Abbey Lincoln, Ruby Dee, Carmen Delavallade, Geoffrey Holder, and Ms Horne herself.
Reviews / Votes
"EVENTFUL AND SUSPENSEFUL. . . . A THOROUGH AND FLUENT BIOGRAPHY." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "MAGNIFICENT, GRIPPING, MARVELOUSLY WRITTEN . . . [IT] MAY JUST BE ONE OF THE BEST BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS, RACE, LOVE, SEX, AND MUSIC EVER WRITTEN." -LIZ SMITH, VARIETY "A FASCINATING STUDY OF A COMPLICATED WOMAN AND THECOMPLICATED TIMES THAT SHAPED HER." -USA TODAY "IN GAVIN'S CAPABLE HANDS, LENA HORNE'S STORY IS BOTH UNIQUELY HER OWN AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF A LARGER CULTURAL JOURNEY." -SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "SYMPATHETIC AND TOUGH." -THE NEW YORKER
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2x8-page b&w inserts
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7432-7144-8 (9780743271448)
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06/2009
1st Edition
Atria Books
€15.81
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Person
James Gavin is the author of Deep in a Dream, Intimate Nights, and Stormy Weather. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Time Out New York, among other publications. He lives in New York City.