American Masters Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (Season 11, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (Season 11, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.

Director

Susan Lacy

Composer

Thomas Wagner

Cinematographer

Arthur Jafa

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 25, 1996

Release date

Nov 25, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Gail Lumet Buckley Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Luther Henderson Self Self See fewer	The Polly Bergen Show (1957)
Lena Horne Self Self See fewer	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Alan King Self Self See fewer	Casino (1995)
Ricardo Montalban Self Self See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Josephine Premice Self Self See fewer	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Jonathan Schwartz Self Self See fewer	Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Bobby Short Self Self See fewer	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Liz Smith Self Self See fewer	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Dionne Warwick Self Self See fewer	Alive (1993)
Joe Williams Self Self See fewer	Iron Man 3 (2013)
Michael Wright Self Self See fewer	The Principal (1987)