Lena Horne and C. W. Hill, Los Angeles, 1940s

Summary: Lena Horne was an American jazz and pop singer, dancer and actress, and civil rights activist.
Dr. Charles Wesley Hill moved to Los Angeles from Arkansas. Initially working as a dentist, he became a successful businessman and real estate broker. Hill was active in the NAACP, the International Film and Radio Guild (IFRG) where he was co-vice president along with Lena Horne, and other civil rights organizations. He was a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Hill was also a fund raiser and party host at his Hollywood home. According to Walter L. Gordon, Jr., at some point Mr. Hill simply disappeared from the Los Angeles scene, and no one knew what had become of him. Census records indicate that he died in Evansville, Indiana in 1977.
Description: L to R: unidentified woman, Lena Horne, and C. W. Hill.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Horne, Lena
Hill, C. W. (Charles Wesley), Dr., 1900-1977
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: People; African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles
African American motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0588
588
Collection 1867 Box 5 Folder 2
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025ppg1
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