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Singer and actress Ruby Hill in character as “Della Green” from the 1946 Broadway production of “St. Louis Woman.” The Virginia-born Ms. Hill would go on to tell JET magazine in a cover story for their July 30, 1953 issue, that she believed her career suffered from the “Lena Horne jinx” because she resembled (and was modeled after) Ms. Horne too closely. “St. Louis Woman” was based on Arna Bontemps’ novel “God Sends Sunday” and written by Mr. Bontemps and Countee Cullen, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. This photo was taken on July 2, 1946 by Carl Van Vechten. Photo: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library