Stormy weather [DAISY talking book] : the life of Lena Horne

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Title:

Author:

Gavin, James, 1964-

Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Toronto : CNIB, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 computer laser optical disc (30 hrs., 13 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.

ISBN:

9780616597477

Abstract:

Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format

Search and access by headings, index, bibliography, notes, discography, filmography and pages.

Index, bibliography, notes, discography, and filmography produced in synthetic speech.

Performers:

Rebecca Pekilis.

Technical Details:

DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps.

Personal Subject:

Horne, Lena.

Subject Term:

Singers -- United States -- Biography.