Greg Jenner

Yeah.

So she lived to see a black president and still be an icon and receive all of her flowers and get all her awards.

It's the real end of the story we wanted, right?

So she died in 2010, aged 92.

Genuinely an extraordinary life, Lena Horne.

Oh, yeah.

The Nuance Window!

Well, it's time now for the nuance window.

This is where Desiree and I stand quietly in the chorus line for two minutes, doing some jazz hands, but, you know, no singing, while Professor Hannah takes centre stage to tell us something we need to know about Lena Horne.

So my stopwatch is ready.

Take it away, Professor Hannah.

Amazing.

Thank you so much.

Amazing.

Well, thank you so much, Desiree.

Thank you so much, Hannah.

Listener, if you want more musical icons with Desiree, we've obviously got episodes on Josephine Baker, Paul Robeson, the Broadway musicals episode with Dr. Hannah and Desiree.

I think we also talked today about all sorts of other things intersecting the Harlem Renaissance episode.

You can go back to that, too.

For more film actors, we've got the History of Bollywood episode and the Sarah Bernhardt episode.