night at new york presbyterian hospital. she was 92. brooke anderson looks back at her amazing career. >> reporter: in movies like "cabin in the sky" it was clear that what singer lena horne got was beauty and talent. after a nomaddic childhood, and over her family's objections, she became a performer first during the 1930s on broadway and later in hollywood where she appeared in musicals, like "stormy weather "and "words in music." ♪ we stood tall like this before ♪ >> reporter: horne was one of the first african-americans to get a long-term contract with a major studio, signing with mgm in 1942. >> i think the black boy that cleaned the shoes and me were the only two black people there. except for maids that were