Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice
Brief Synopsis
In this documentary, Lena Horne tells the story of her journey to reluctant stardom from her early days in the chorus line of the Cotton Club when she was 16, to her film career in Hollywood and her caberet career.
Cast & Crew
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Yvonne Smith
Director
Josephine Premice
Joe Williams
Gail Buckley
Jonathan Schwartz
Dionne Warwick
Film Details
Also Known As
American Masters (11/25/96)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
In this documentary, Lena Horne tells the story of her journey to reluctant stardom from her early days in the chorus line of the Cotton Club when she was 16, to her film career in Hollywood and her caberet career.
Cast
Josephine Premice
Joe Williams
Gail Buckley
Jonathan Schwartz
Dionne Warwick
Ossie Davis
Liz Smith
Lena Horne
Narrator
Bobby Short
Michael Wright
Ricardo Montalban
Alan King
Luther Henderson
Crew
John Adams
Music Editor
Vince Aletti
Other
Lora Anolick
Research Assistant
Jamal Banks
Sound Recordist
Lenny Bass
Grip
Andreas Berner
Production Assistant
Karen Bernstein
Associate Producer
Karen Bernstein
Coproducer
Scott Brinson
Gaffer
Gail Lumet Buckley
Photography
Gail Lumet Buckley
Thanks
Karen Butler
Production Coordinator
Harriet Chisholm
Photography
Harry Clark
Assistant Camera Operator
Frank Driggs Collection
Photography
Mary Costanzo
Editor
Caral Craig
Assistant
Al Daroda
Production Assistant
Susan Dowlatshahi
Art Director
William Figueroa
Makeup
C Romania Ford
Makeup
Brian Garbalini
Assistant Camera Operator
Charlie Gelber
Post-Production
Suzanne Gibson
Art Director
Gloria Grant
Makeup
Tamar Hacker
Production Manager
Tamar Hacker
Producer
Fred Holland
Production Assistant
Dina Hossain
Researcher
Dina Hossain
Production Assistant
Arthur Jafa
Director Of Photography
John James
Hair Stylist
Jasper Lee Johnson
Grip
Peter Johnson
Post-Production
Terry Trilling Josephson
Photography
Jennifer King
Production Assistant
Ellen M Krass
Producer
Kate Kunz
Photography
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Margaret Leggat
Production Assistant
Amy Lipshutz
Research Assistant
Grant Maxwell
Rerecording
Leonard Mccombe
Photography
Gjon Mili
Photography
Ashana Morgan
Makeup
Michael Mulnar
Gaffer
Paul Musilli
Post-Production
Karger Pix
Photography
Edouard E Plummer
Photography
Mark Ramsey
Production Assistant
Bianca Reis
Production Assistant
Suzanne Reynolds
Research Assistant
Tammie Rhee
Production Assistant
Dempsey Rice
Post-Production Coordinator
Ric Rodgers
Grip
Jack Rudin
Producer
Joseph Sinnott
Photography
Tony Slocum
Sound Editor
France Soir
Other
Melvin Sokolsky
Photography
Rosemarie Spadevecchio
Production Assistant
J T Takagi
Sound Recordist
Tioka Tokedira
Production Coordinator
Matthew Tucker
Motion Control
Thomas Wagner
Theme Music
Thomas Wagner
Original Music
Rosalind P Walter
Producer
Alan Weeks
Researcher
Alan Weeks
Archival Footage
B T Whitehill
Titles
Sara Whiteley
Assistant Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
American Masters (11/25/96)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
