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Lena HorneAmbassador HotelCoconut GroveHollywood CaliforniaSpecial PeopleBallroomIn HollywoodMusic ArtistsGetty ImagesSinger/actress Lena Horne performs in a tribute to noted American...Singer/actress Lena Horne performs in a tribute to noted American composer Richard Rodgers on December 9 at the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom in the Ambassador Hotel in Hollywood, California.