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Lena Horne Funeral

Lena Horne Funeral
By · Updated October 29, 2020
01
True Beauty

“She was a dynamic force,” Vanessa Williams tells ESSENCE.com. “She was a unique true beauty but she was a fighter for injustices and what can be better than that.”

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02
Never Be Another

“She was our leader, says Diahann Carroll. “I don’t remember anyone really before Lena Horne who took the steps the chances I think it was because she was extraordinary beautiful, I mean extraordinary beautiful and also gifted because she was able to kick down so many doors. She had a way about her that had to be dealt with and we are very fortunate to have her. I don’t think there will ever be another.”

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03
Final Farewell

Pallbearers carry the casket of late singer/actress Lena Horne into the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.

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04
In Memory Of

A funeral attendee holds a program which features a childhood photo of Lena Horne.

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05
Goodbye, My Friend

“When Lena said she would be there, she was there for so many of us. When Black people decided to make a stand, Lena Horne was there. Her life was no crystal stair, but she persevered,” said former New York City mayor David Dinkins (right), pictured with New York governor David Patterson.

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06
On Parting Ground

Opera singer Jessye Norman also attended the funeral service for her friend Lena Horne.

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Rest in Peace

A program from Horne’s funeral service.

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A Touching Legacy

Horne’s granddaughter Jenny Lumet is comforted by opera diva, Jessye Norman. “I think she is not over, she is quite infinite,” said Lumet. “When I was a little girl I loved her beauty. What makes her beauty different is the conflict that it brought to her.”

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09
In the Stars

Director Sidney Lumet, who was once married to Horne’s daughter Gail, waits to enter the funeral service of his late mother-in-law.

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10
Dearly Departed

“We should remember her as one of the greatest females that ever walked this earth,” said singer Dionne Warwick of Horne. “She was a wonderful woman, she cared, she gave, she loved. She taught me to always be who I am, always!”

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11
A Friend Indeed

Author Walter Mosley waits to enter the funeral service.

Lena Horne Funeral
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