{"product_id":"lena-horne-the-m-g-m-years-hollywoods-first-black-star-paperback","title":"Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years - Hollywood’s First Black Star (paperback)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLena Horne: The M-G-M Years - Hollywood’s First Black Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Stephen Bourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e120 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6x9 size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9798887712369\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFilm historian Keith Howes describes Stephen Bourne’s \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLena Horne: The MGM Years \u003c\/em\u003eas 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStephen Bourne’s many books include \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElisabeth Welch: Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather, Butterfly McQueen Remembered and BearManor Media’s Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK REVIEW:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSynopsis: \"With the publication of \"Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years\", cinema historian Stephen Burne begins in 1942 when Lena Horne became the first black actress and movie star to sign a long-term contract with M-G-M, one of Hollywood's top studios. M-G-M then transformed Lena into a movie goddess after initial uncertainties of how to employ her talents on screen at a time when African Americans were greatly discriminated against with whole chains of movie theaters in the South refusing to run any films with black actors in a too prominent a role.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCritique: Succinct, fascinating, detailed, and featuring a section of b\/w historic photos, \"Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years\" is a 'must' for the legions of Lena Horne fans, for Hollywood cinema historians, and anyone with an interest in the evolution of black actors in the 20th Century movie business. While a very strongly recommended pick for community and academic library Theatre\/Cinema\/History and African American Biography collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that \"Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years\" is also readily avalable from BearManor Media in a digital book format (Kindle, $32.00).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e-- Theater\/Cinema Shelf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211229925633,"sku":"shh1787307951563","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/lena-horne-the-m-g-m-years---hollywoods-first-black-star-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787307958","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/lena-horne-the-m-g-m-years-hollywoods-first-black-star-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}