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Lena Derriecott was born on January 27, 1923, in Washington, Georgia. [3] She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by her mother and aunt after her parents divorced.. Her mother worked as a caterer for a synagogue and grew vegetables to support their community during tough times
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy ...
Lena, 76, passed away unexpectedly after a brief unexpected illness, according to his obituary. Visitation will take place from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Fiore-Buckley Funeral ...
Lena Hilda Zavaroni [3] (4 November 1963 – 1 October 1999) was a Scottish singer and television show host. At the age of 10, with her album Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me) , she was the youngest person to have had an album in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart .
Lena Mae McLin (née Johnson; September 5, 1928 – October 3, 2023) was an American educator, composer, author, and pastor, who served as a music teacher in the ...
Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia (1 June 1951 – 18 January 2019), popularly as Lena Farugia, was an American-born South African actress, screenwriter, director and producer. [1] She is best known for the roles in the films The Gods Must Be Crazy II and The Sandgrass People .
Lena Baker (June 8, 1900 – March 5, 1945) [1] was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States, who was convicted of capital murder of a white man, Ernest Knight. She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945. [ 2 ]
Lena Burrell Prewitt [1] (February 17, 1931 – February 14, 2024) was the first African-American female professor to be appointed at the University of Alabama. [2] Originally from Boiling Springs, Alabama (Wilcox County), Prewitt earned her master's degree in 1955 and her EdD in 1961. [ 3 ]