Lena Horne

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In 1942 Lena Horne became the first black star to sign a long-term contract with M-G-M one of Hollywood's top studios. M-G-M transformed her into a movie goddess.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Film historian Keith Howes describes Stephen Bourne's </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Lena Horne: The MGM Years </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>as a tribute that Reads like a dream. I love the way Stephen effortlessly encases Lena in the M-G-M glamor factory. Deep dives into her contemporaries adds to the book's richness. Smooth as silk as lyrical as a nightingale Stephen has taken Lena out of that dream off that cloud and made her safe in our hearts. Forever. It's a great tribute to a great lady. Vibrant all-encompassing and deliciously detailed.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Stephen Bourne's many books include </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Elisabeth Welch: Soft Lights and Sweet Music Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather Butterfly McQueen Remembered and BearManor Media's Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span></p>