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The Josephine Baker Story is an American television film that first aired on HBO on March 16, 1991. It stars Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker, who was an international African-American star, who was especially successful in Europe. The film was generally well received by critics and has become a success on home video and DVD.
Baker, c. 1908 Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri. [11] [14] [15] Baker's ancestry is unknown—her mother, Carrie, was adopted in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1886 by Richard and Elvira McDonald, both of whom were former slaves of African and Native American descent. [11]
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A look at how Josephine Baker, who will be memorialized in France's Panthéon, has influenced Black and American culture over the years. How Josephine Baker has inspired Yara Shahidi and other ...
Baker ran a popular nightclub, Pimm's Cafe, in West Berlin during the 1960s, [5] and in 1986 opened the cafe Chez Josephine in New York. [ 6 ] In 1993, he co-authored, with Chris Chase , a biography of Josephine Baker, Josephine: The Hungry Heart , described as a "shocking look into the star's seriously whitewashed past".
Documentary on black American singer/dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1974), who emigrated to France where she was a major artist from 1927 until her death. Cast
Baker and Bouillon separated in 1957 and divorced in 1961. Bouillon retired to Buenos Aires where he opened a French restaurant, Le Bistro. He died in 1984, at the age of 76, and is buried in the Monaco Cemetery , his coffin resting on top of Baker's in the black granite vault of Africa [ clarify ] offered by Princess Grace .
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