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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 4:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
We've lost another great ... Dr. Dorothy Height passed away this morning. She was 98. CNN obit

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Civil rights activist Dorothy Height receives the Congressional Gold Medal at a 2004 ceremony.

Washington (CNN) -- Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights activist, died Tuesday, Howard University Hospital said.

Height died at 3:41 a.m., said hospital spokesman Ron Harris. No cause of death was given. She was 98.

Height, who had been chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the 1960s alongside civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., future U.S. Rep. John Lewis and A. Philip Randolph.

"I am deeply saddened by the passing today of my dear friend and mentor, Dorothy Irene Height," former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said.

"She was a dynamic woman with a resilient spirit, who was a role model for women and men of all faiths, races and perspectives. For her, it wasn't about the many years of her life, but what she did with them."


Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
RIP Ms Dorothy. A true legend and pioneer.

Coming on the heels of that, this one seems small...

Guru from Gang Starr has died of cancer at the age of 43... Toronto Star

Pioneering hip-hop MC Guru, who moved rap toward a more musical place in the early ’90s with his work in Gang Starr, has died of cancer. He was 43.

His long-time musical partner, DJ Premier, announced the death Tuesday on his blog.

Guru, whose given name was Keith Elam, hailed from Boston. Nonetheless, he helped define the dense, lyrically complex, sample-heavy sound of New York and East Coast hip-hop. He also added jazz into the mix, pre-figuring the likes of the The Roots and Erykah Badu.

Under the Gang Starr banner, Guru and DJ Premier paved the way for a more socially conscious rap style that also captured critics with its complexity. Albums such Step in the Arena and Daily Operation are now considered classics.

Jazz Thing
You Know My Steez[both on youtube]

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I like the idea of civil rights activists living very long lives so they can not only enjoy the beginnings of change but continue to work for more changes in their own lifetime.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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And of course it is so sad when anyone so young dies of cancer or heart problems.. or anything, really :-(

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
so sad....

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
I just re-watched the American Experience documentary on the Civil Rights Movement on PBS.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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Dorothy Provine

I just now read about her passing a few days ago. She was a favorite of mine back in the day. Maybe a few of you will remember her.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0699063/

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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Lynn Redgrave Has Died
LA Times

Lynn Redgrave, an introspective and independent player in her family's acting dynasty who became a 1960s sensation as the freethinking title character of "Georgy Girl" and later dramatized her troubled past in such one-woman stage performances "Shakespeare for My Father" and "Nightingale," has died. She was 67.

Her publicist Rick Miramontez, speaking on behalf of her children, said Redgrave died Sunday night at her Manhattan apartment. In 2003, Redgrave had been treated for breast cancer.

"Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven year journey with breast cancer," they said in a statement Monday. "She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives. Our entire family asks for privacy through this difficult time."

Her death comes a year after her niece Natasha Richardson died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident and just a month after the death of her older brother, Corin Redgrave.

The youngest child of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Lynn Redgrave never quite managed the acclaim — or notoriety — of elder sibling Vanessa Redgrave, but received Oscar nominations for "Georgy Girl" and "Gods and Monsters," and Tony nominations for "Mrs. Warren's Profession," ''Shakespeare for My Father" and "The Constant Wife."

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
How sad. Loved her work in Georgy Girl.

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
I liked her. Actually liked her better than her sister

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I am very sorry to learn of her passing. I loved her work in 'Shine'.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
We have lost one of our own. Please see the prayer thread.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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I thought this was a wonderful photo of Lynn Redgrave.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I was so stunned today.. I was talking to my patient on the way to his radiation and he has a boat and we were talking about various boats and I told him of a friend whose husband onec had part ownership of a Chinese junk.. until one night when whoever was on watch fell asleep and they ended up in the shipping lanes and woke to see a huge freighter slipping by, feet away... and mentioned that this friend lived in Topanga Canyon and Lynn Redgrave had moved in next door. They met her husband a few times because Lynn's dogs would get loose and my friend would round them up and take them home and they met the horses.. anyway I was reading on my Kindle while he was having a ct scan and radiation and finished the book I was reading, turned on whispernet and got the update on the NY Times Latest News Blog and saw that Lynn Redgrave had passed after 7 years with breast cancer, age 68.. and whoa.. I was just talking about her. She was the first celebrity I shared a name with and of course we adored Georgey Girl.

Ginger, well, me too.. hmmm perhaps for similar reasons, including her name.

Oh, Hukd, I am putting off looking at that thread now, but here I go :-(

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

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awwww that's so sad. She always seemed so full of life.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Monday, May 03, 2010 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Our dear Twinkie has passed away!!! Please go to her folder read more.

Christiii
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07-07-2005

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Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

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Oh that is so shocking and sad--Twinkie....my thoughts and prayers are going out to her family.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
I hope Twinkie runs into Fly.

My prayers are going to her family.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Actor Corey Haim died of natural causes, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.

The cause of death has been determined by the coroner to be: diffuse alveolar damage, community acquired pneumonia with other conditions including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with coronary arteriosclerosis.

The toxicology report revealed "no significant contributing factors" and the manner of death was ruled "natural."


Haim, the star of such films as 'The Lost Boys,' and 'License to Drive,' died at age 38 on March 10.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

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Very sad about Lynn Redgrave!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved both her and her sister Vanessa. Apparently Lynn's daughter was a very accomplished and talented photographer. She did a photography exhibit in New York which garnered top reviews and also some controversy on breasts. It was turned into a book I think as well which her and Lynn worked on together.

Chaplin
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Just found this on CNN

Lena Horne dead at 92

Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Horne was 92.

She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood studio when she joined MGM in 1942.

"I think the black boy that cleaned the shoes and me were the only two black people except the maids who were there working for the stars," Horne said in a CNN interview. "And it was very lonely, and I wasn't very happy."

Still, Horne said she was grateful that her World War II-era films - including "Cabin in the Sky" and "Stormy Weather" - were seen by black and white soldiers.

"But after I realized I would only go so far, I went on the stage," Horne said.

Sia
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Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 11:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Wow, an American institution. Everyone loved Lena Horne.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 11:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Aww that brought me here, too


And what a life she lived and I'd say nothing to regret because she didn't just go along with the status quo.


http://www.aolnews.com/entertainment/article/legendary-singer-lena-horne-dies-at-92/19470557?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fentertainment%2Farticle%2Flegendary-singer-lena-horne-dies-at-92%2F19470557

Legendary Singer Lena Horne Dies at 92


AP NEW YORK (May 9) - Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom, died Sunday. She was 92.

Horne died at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin. Chin would not release any other details.

Horne, whose striking beauty and magnetic sex appeal often overshadowed her sultry voice, was remarkably candid about the underlying reason for her success.
Lena Horne
Singer and actress
June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010

"I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white people could accept," she once said. "I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked."

In the 1940s, she was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, the first to play the Copacabana nightclub and among a handful with a Hollywood contract.

In 1943, MGM Studios loaned her to 20th Century-Fox to play the role of Selina Rogers in the all-black movie musical "Stormy Weather." Her rendition of the title song became a major hit and her signature piece.

On screen, on records and in nightclubs and concert halls, Horne was at home vocally with a wide musical range, from blues and jazz to the sophistication of Rodgers and Hart in songs like "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered."

In her first big Broadway success, as the star of "Jamaica" in 1957, reviewer Richard Watts Jr. called her "one of the incomparable performers of our time." Songwriter Buddy de Sylva dubbed her "the best female singer of songs."

But Horne was perpetually frustrated with the public humiliation of racism.

"I was always battling the system to try to get to be with my people. Finally, I wouldn't work for places that kept us out ... it was a damn fight everywhere I was, every place I worked, in New York, in Hollywood, all over the world," she said in Brian Lanker's book "I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America."

While at MGM, she starred in the all-black "Cabin in the Sky," in 1943, but in most of her other movies, she appeared only in musical numbers that could be cut in the racially insensitive South without affecting the story. These included "I Dood It," a Red Skelton comedy, "Thousands Cheer" and "Swing Fever," all in 1943; "Broadway Rhythm" in 1944; and "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1946.

"Metro's cowardice deprived the musical of one of the great singing actresses," film historian John Kobal wrote.

Early in her career Horne cultivated an aloof style out of self-preservation, becoming "a woman the audience can't reach and therefore can't hurt" she once said.

Later she embraced activism, breaking loose as a voice for civil rights and as an artist. In the last decades of her life, she rode a new wave of popularity as a revered icon of American popular music.

Her 1981 one-woman Broadway show, "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music," won a special Tony Award. In it, the 64-year-old singer used two renditions - one straight and the other gut-wrenching - of "Stormy Weather" to give audiences a glimpse of the spiritual odyssey of her five-decade career.

A sometimes savage critic, John Simon, wrote that she was "ageless. ... tempered like steel, baked like clay, annealed like glass; life has chiseled, burnished, refined her."

When Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the best actress Oscar in 2002, she sobbed: "This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. ... It's for every nameless, faceless woman of color who now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened."

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne, the great-granddaughter of a freed slave, was born in Brooklyn June 30, 1917, to a leading family in the black bourgeoisie. Her daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley, wrote in her 1986 book "The Hornes: An American Family" that among their relatives was a college girlfriend of W.E.B. Du Bois and a black adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dropping out of school at 16 to support her ailing mother, Horne joined the chorus line at the Cotton Club, the fabled Harlem night spot where the entertainers were black and the clientele white.

She left the club in 1935 to tour with Noble Sissle's orchestra, billed as Helena Horne, the name she continued using when she joined Charlie Barnet's white orchestra in 1940.

A movie offer from MGM came when she headlined a show at the Little Troc nightclub with the Katherine Dunham dancers in 1942.

Her success led some blacks to accuse Horne of trying to "pass" in a white world with her light complexion. Max Factor even developed an "Egyptian" makeup shade especially for the budding actress while she was at MGM.

But in his book "Gotta Sing Gotta Dance: A Pictorial History of Film Musicals," Kobal wrote that she refused to go along with the studio's efforts to portray her as an exotic Latin American.

"I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become," Horne once said. "I'm me, and I'm like nobody else."

Horne was only 2 when her grandmother, a prominent member of the Urban League and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, enrolled her in the NAACP. But she avoided activism until 1945 when she was entertaining at an Army base and saw German prisoners of war sitting up front while black American soldiers were consigned to the rear.

That pivotal moment channeled her anger into something useful.

She got involved in various social and political organizations and - along with her friendship with Paul Robeson - got her name onto blacklists during the red-hunting McCarthy era.

By the 1960s, Horne was one of the most visible celebrities in the civil rights movement, once throwing a lamp at a customer who made a racial slur in a Beverly Hills restaurant and in 1963 joining 250,000 others in the March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. Horne also spoke at a rally that same year with another civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, just days before his assassination.

It was also in the mid-'60s that she put out an autobiography, "Lena," with author Richard Schickel.

The next decade brought her first to a low point, then to a fresh burst of artistry.

She had married MGM music director Lennie Hayton, a white man, in Paris in 1947 after her first overseas engagements in France and England. An earlier marriage to Louis J. Jones had ended in divorce in 1944 after producing daughter Gail and a son, Teddy.

In the 2009 biography "Stormy Weather," author James Gavin recounts that when Horne was asked by a lover why she'd married a white man, she replied: "To get even with him."

Her father, her son and her husband, Hayton, all died in 1970-71, and the grief-stricken singer secluded herself, refusing to perform or even see anyone but her closest friends. One of them, comedian Alan King, took months persuading her to return to the stage, with results that surprised her.

"I looked out and saw a family of brothers and sisters," she said. "It was a long time, but when it came I truly began to live."

And she discovered that time had mellowed her bitterness.

"I wouldn't trade my life for anything," she said, "because being black made me understand."

Ladytex
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RIP Lena Horne ... pure class ... Stormy Weather from 1943