Joan Hackett

All Movie Guide Plot sypnosis of her 1965 Bonanza episode (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:234137~C). She returned to the screen three more times, playing Claire Quintana in the 1969 film Death of a Gunfighter, Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz (1978), with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, and co-hosting the 1994 MGM retrospective That's Entertainment! III. Review of her episode of Combat! (http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/episodes/chateau.html). Disenchanted with Hollywood by the mid-1950s, and increasingly focused on her nightclub career, she only made two major appearences in MGM films during the decade, 1950's Duchess of Idaho (which was also Eleanor Powell's film swan song), and the 1956 musical Meet Me in Las Vegas. All Movie Guide Review of her episode of The Twilight Zone (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:198368~C). (As a result, most of Horne's film appearances were standalone sequences that had no bearing on the rest of the film, so editing caused no disruption to the storyline.) She was originally considered for the lead role in the 1951 version of Show Boat but Ava Gardner was given the role instead. Biography from various sources (http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho6/hackett_j.htm). She later appeared in a number of MGM musicals, most notably Cabin in the Sky, but was never featured in a leading role due to her race and the fact that films featuring her had to be reedited for showing in southern states where theatres could not show films with African-American performers.

IMDB entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352466/). She was the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio, and became famous in 1943 for her rendition of Stormy Weather in the movie of the same name. 1979 Trapper John, M.D. (1979) playing "Wilma" in episode: "The Surrogate" (episode # 1.10) 23 December. While she has recorded and performed extensively with jazz musicians (notably Artie Shaw and Teddy Wilson), she is usually not considered a jazz singer because she does not improvise. 1965 Bonanza (1959) playing "Margarita Miguel" in episode: "Woman of Fire" (episode # 6.17) 17 January. Lena Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an American popular singer. 1963 Combat! (1962) playing "Gabrille" in episode: "The Chateau" (episode # 1.19) 12 February. Being Myself (1998; Blue Note).

1962 Gunsmoke (1955) playing "Mady Arthur" in episode: "The Widow" (episode # 7.25) 24 March. An Evening with Lena Horne (1995; Blue Note) - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. 1962 The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Esther Fortune" in episode: "A Piano in the House" (episode # 3.22) 16 February. We'll Be Together Again (1994; Blue Note). 1981 Only When I Laugh. The Men in My Life (1988; Three Cherries). 1977 Dead of Night. The Lady and Her Music (1981; Qwest) - Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

1973 The Last of Sheila. Lena: A New Album (1976; RCA). 1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!. Lena and Michel (1975; RCA). 1968 Will Penny. Nature's Baby (1971; Buddah). 1966 The Group. Lena & Gabor (1970; Skye).

(1) The Internet Movie Database. Soul (1966; UA). Sources:. Merry from Lena (1966; UA). Joan Hackett lost the battle against ovarian cancer at Encino Hospital, 1983. Lena in Hollywood (1966; UA). (1). Feelin' Good (1965; UA).

She was married to actor Richard Mulligan (1965-1973). Here's Lena Now! (1964; 20th Century). Hackett won a Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for the movie Only When I Laugh in 1982. Sings Your Requests (1963; Charter). After this she, primarily, had parts in TV movies. Lena Goes Latin (1963; Charter). Hackett also has a notable part in the classic western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with James Garner. Lovely & Alive (1963; RCA).

One of the roles she's best remembered for, perhaps, is the role of Catherine Allen in the western Will Penny (1968) with Charlton Heston. Lena on the Blue Side (1962; RCA). She had one of the starring roles in the 1966 Sidney Lumet film The Group along with Candice Bergen and others. At the Sands (1961; RCA). She had a leading role in the Twilight Zone episode A Piano in the House (1962). Songs by Burke and Van Heusen (1960; RCA). Malone (1958) in 1959. Porgy & Bess (1959; RCA) - with Harry Belafonte.

Hackett debuted with the role of Gail Prentiss in the TV series Young Dr. Give the Lady What She Wants (1958; RCA). Joan Hackett (March 1, 1934 - October 8, 1983) American actress. Jamaica [Original Cast Recording] (1957; RCA). At the Waldorf Astoria (1957; RCA). Stormy Weather (1956; RCA).