Josephine Baker
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3 days ago · In 1991, Baker's life story, The Josephine Baker Story, was broadcast on HBO. Lynn Whitfield portrayed Baker, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – becoming the first Black actress to win the award in this category.
1 day ago · Freda Josephine McDonald , dite Joséphine Baker , est une chanteuse , danseuse , actrice , meneuse de revue et résistante française d’origine américaine , née le 3 juin 1906 à Saint-Louis (Missouri , États-Unis) et morte le 12 avril 1975 à Paris (France). Vedette du music-hall et icône des années folles , elle devient française en 1937 après son mariage avec Jean Lion , un ...
There was something for everyone in the French finale: Rudolf Nureyev dancing a scene from Sleeping Beauty with Merle Park, a glittering Josephine Baker dripping in furs, with feathers in her hair, and burlesque dancers from the Crazy Horse Saloon who stripped down to G-strings, or nothing—depending on which account you read.
6 days ago · The Baker of Gettysburg. July 1, 2024 Jenny Ashcraft. It’s been 161 years since the Battle of Gettysburg raged from July 1 to 3, 1863. It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, with more than 50,000 casualties. Amidst the fighting in Adams County, PA, one young woman emerged heroic when she refused orders to flee and baked bread for ...
5 days ago · Brief biography of Ella Josephine Baker, 1903–1986, activist and civil rights organizer.
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3 days ago · Joséphine Baker a 20 ans quand elle débarque à Paris en 1925. En une seule nuit, la petite danseuse américaine devient l’idole des années folles, fascinant Picasso, Cocteau, Le Corbusier ou Simenon. Dans le parfum de liberté des années 1930, Joséphine s’impose comme la première star noire à l’échelle mondiale, de Buenos Aires à Vienne, d’Alexandrie à Londres. Après son ...
4 days ago · Born into a poor family in St. Louis, Josephine Baker (Lynn Whitfield) struggles to make a name for herself on the vaudeville circuit. As her career progresses, so does her resentment of racial prejudice, motivating her to move to Paris -- where in a short time, her exotic dance routines make her the toast of the town.
