{"product_id":"lena-horne-stephen-bourne-9798887712369","title":"Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years - Hollywood's First Black Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1942 Lena Horne became the first black star to sign a long-term contract with M-G-M, one of Hollywood's top studios. M-G-M transformed her into a movie goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm historian Keith Howes describes Stephen Bourne's Lena Horne: The MGM Years as a tribute that \"Reads like a dream. I love the way Stephen effortlessly encases Lena in the M-G-M glamor factory. Deep dives into her contemporaries adds to the book's richness. Smooth as silk, as lyrical as a nightingale, Stephen has taken Lena out of that dream, off that cloud, and made her safe in our hearts. Forever. It's a great tribute to a great lady. Vibrant, all-encompassing and deliciously detailed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Bourne's many books include Elisabeth Welch: Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather, Butterfly McQueen Remembered and BearManor Media's Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Bourne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887712360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887712369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Stephen Bourne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365399851263,"sku":"9798887712369","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bddc0ec1-f360-4af9-8bfe-088cd8528329.jpg?v=1697058306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lena-horne-stephen-bourne-9798887712369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}