Lena Horne, Singer and Actress Dies at 92

Lena Horne, who was the first Black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan. Her death was announced by her son-in-law, Kevin Buckley. Ms. Horne is survived by her daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley. Her husband died in 1971; her son died of kidney failure the same year. For Lena Horne's full obituary, go to the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/arts/music/10horne.html?pagewanted=2&ref=obituaries