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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]
Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black-American culture in the 1920s. Baker went on to become one of the most popular music ...
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.
Josephine Baker as Zouzou, an orphan; Jean Gabin as Jean, an orphan; Pierre Larquey as Le Père Melé, aka Papa Melé, their adoptive father, ringmaster of the Cirque Romarin; Claire Gerard as La Veuve (the widow) Vallée, owner of the laundry; Yvette Lebon as Claire Vallée, daughter of Mme. Valée
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 ...
A biopic on the life of the late American singer, dancer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker is on the The post Josephine Baker biopic to be written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré ...
Esther first performed in France at the Moulin Rouge. In Paris, she was known as the "Miniature Josephine Baker." Vu, a leading illustrated weekly, devoted the entire front cover to her picture and a full page in the interior. Jones was described as singing, dancing, doing the splits and generally carrying on to the great delight of her ...
Josephine Baker became the first American Black woman entertainer to be honored with a burial at the Pantheon in France. While it is looked at […]