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Article: Lena Horne, officially retired from showbiz, turns 90 in June.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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- Jet
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- April 23, 2007
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Lena Horne is a living legend who continues to capture the public's imagination.
JET has received a series of calls from fans of the legendary lady wondering how she's doing these days.
JET contacted her daughter, Gail Buckley, who revealed: "She's 100 percent retired and that's why she doesn't do any interviews or make any public appearances."
Her last major public appearance was in 1999 at an all-star salute in her honor at New York's Avery Fisher Hall when she was 82. (JET, Nov. 22, 1999).
Horne, who turns 90 on June 30, lives a quiet life in the New York City metropolitan area, avoiding the limelight.
"She's fine. She's ...