The legendary Lena Horne dies at 92

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

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.

Read the full NY Times story here: Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92

Here she is, looking half her age while performing her signature song(s) as a medley.

http://www.youtube.com/v/EMf0Z7EPdLo

I've looked up to this woman my entire life, and I'm going to go cry now.

[Miss Fixit]

Very sad.  Ms. Horne was an amazing performer who broke through so many barriers.