Word: lena
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gunning the ball to Shawn Teevens, a starting wide receiver last year and to any combination of John Idzik, Ray Murphy and John Okeniczik. As directed by Yukica's multiple I to a trio of backs--Shawn Maher, Dennis Ruck, and Rich Lena look to be starters with Peter Lavery at backup...
Legendary Lena...
...word legendary is tossed about casually in the world of the performing arts, but Lena Horne deserves the attribution [May 25]. She is the last of a rare breed, a national treasure who has stood the test of time and prejudice...
...career provides a capsule history of the black experience in show business. Her mother was an actress who always wanted to be what Lena is now, glamorous and successful, and her father was a gambler and numbers runner. The first five years of her life she spent mostly with her grandparents in Brooklyn, where she was born; after that she was boarded out with families in the South while her mother toured with acting companies. The acting did not bring in much money, however, and when she was 16, Lena became the wage earner, dancing and singing in the chorus...
...this is a different Stormy Weather, sung from the gut and the soul, as if she had not only grown into it but out of it. The message is clear: it has taken a lot of doing, and a lot of stormy weather along the way, but Lena Horne has finally grown into being Lena Horne. -By Gerald Clarke