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Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. Stock Certificates (2)

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Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. Stock Certificates (2)
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Two certificates from Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. (DE) issued in 1961 to Mrs. Esther Cherry Sailer for 100 shares each. The company sold Lena Horne Cosmetics door to door according to an advertisement in Ebony from 1960. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. Due to the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood (wikipedia). As a nightclub performer, Horne continued to perform into the 1990's. "Stormy Weather" was her signature song. Eagle vignette. Both signed by Robert D. Hodes as asst secretary and Irving L. Hodes as president. VF. Uncancelled.

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State: Delaware,
Date: 1961

FHWAC#: 25641