Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an African American expatriate entertainer and actress. She became a French citizen in 1937. Most noted as a singer, Baker also was a celebrated dancer in her early career. She was given the nicknames the “Bronze Venus” or the “Black Pearl”, as well as the “Créole Goddess” in anglophone nations. In France, she has always been known as “La Baker”.

Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, but turned it down), for assisting the French Resistance during World War II and being the first American-born woman to receive the French military honor, the Croix de Guerre.
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Popular Josephine Baker on Twitter:

VoodooIdol:
Just finished The Lover. Now on to Josephine Baker.

UmlaZi:
wants to visit La Casa Azul to see Frida Kahlo’s work… And i want to read Josephine Baker’s biography and hope someone makes a movie…

Manaboutworld:
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LifeOnTheEList:
@basefreak I guess I see how Josephine Baker felt when she went to Paris and came back to her country.

SingledOutJDan:
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Victor9098:
"He was my cream, and I was his coffee -And when you poured us together, it was something." ~Josephine Baker

JohnicaReed:
She has restored the property and created a wonderful exhibition to honor Josephine Baker. #france

JohnicaReed:
Today I visited Château des Milandes, former home of Josephine Baker. The place is magical, but the story of her losing it very sad. #france

JohnicaReed:
Today we visited Château des Milandes, former home of Josephine Baker. The place is magical, but the story of her losing it very sad.

jennlevine:
Also, Billie Holiday in the air, the place a-buzz, and a "Josephine Baker" in my hand. The life.

khbyaya:
"Is that what they call a vocation, what you do with joy as if you had fire in your heart, the devil in your body?" -Josephine Baker

Kirei_Neko:
French Pressed cafe & NY Times in hand, mastiffs @ my side, listening to Madiana by Josephine Baker… can it get much better?

JohnicaReed:
The hot air balloon ride was amazing. We landed in the field behind Château des Milandes, former home of Josephine Baker.

QueenAut:
watching a josephine baker documentary

Roninstarr:
2 parties in 1 nite. Saw alot of old and new friends. Not to mention my Josephine Baker.

Josephine Baker Blog Results

Stars of Vaudeville #20: Josephine Baker « Travalanche
This entry was posted on June 3, 2009 at 1:08 pm and is filed under Vaudeville etc. with tags jazz age, Josephine Baker. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed You can leave a response, or trackback from … Read more

Mystic Medusa · Josephine Baker; Ultra-Gemini
Today is the birthday of the amazing Josephine Baker – all I really knew of her was that she was an amazingly talented and spectacular singer/dancer, known as the Bronze Venus & that she adopted a dozen children – all from different … Read more
Josephine Baker's musical : emusicality.com
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Josephine Baker, 1928 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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ON THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ: JOSEPHINE BAKER BORN – Hollywood …
josephine-baker On this day in 1906, legendary African American dancer and actress Josephine Baker was born on this day in St. Louis. The daughter of a single mother who worked as a domestic laborer, Josephine was singing in nightclubs … Read more

HORIWOOD'S JOSEPHINE BAKER TRIBUTE « Horiwood's Blog
Not only was Josephine Baker a consumate dancer and performer, but she was also an African-American activist whose message of hope to America aroud the world, still inspires people globally today, including First Lady Michelle Obama as … Read more