Lena Horne left school at 16 to help support her family. She became a dancer at Harlem’s Cotton Club was soon a sought-after performer – a role she would maintain throughout her life. A long run at the Savoy-Plaza boosted Horne’s career even further. She was featured in Life magazine, and listed as the highest-paid … Continue reading
Hunt was one of last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Never a Communist Party member, she nonetheless became identified with opposition to the vicious witch-hunting in the film industry.
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, a performance venue, has opened the Katharine Hepburn Museum to tell the story of the theater's namesake.
The Disney organization should follow the vision and example of its founder and not engage in statements and actions that can only undermine his vision and