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Josephine Baker's Dream Machine: The Delage That Stole the Singer's Heart
Josephine Baker was one of the most iconic and multifaceted figures in the entertainment industry. A dancer, singer, and actress, she was also rumored to have a penchant for luxury cars, often ...
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Learn How Josephine Baker Played a Vital Role in Miami's Black History
"Miami has such a rich history in the world of Black music, and we want to educate people about the important figures who ...
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Josephine Baker’s Memoir Is Now Being Published for the First Time in English
A rare, intimate picture of Baker emerges in her memoir, Fearless and Free, originally published in France in 1949 and now ...
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Josephine Baker: The stage sensation who became a WWII spy
The life of Josephine Baker is a dazzling rags to riches story of a musical icon, stage sensation and heroine of the French Resistance who took 20th Century Europe by storm – think Janelle Monae ...
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The Josephine Baker Story - Full Cast & Crew
Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes ...
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Josephine Baker Published Her Memoir in the 1940s. Now, It Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time
The trailblazing performer and activist’s book, ‘Fearless and Free,’ hits shelves on Feb. 4 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and ...
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Josephine Baker - More Than Meets the Eye
The third episode of the new series, Makeup: A Glamourous History delves into how Josephine Baker revolutionised ideas about tanned skin and beauty culture in the 1920s. Dancer, singer ...
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Book Review: ‘Fearless and Free,’ by Josephine Baker
FEARLESS AND FREE: A Memoir, by Josephine Baker Like many Jazz Age greats, Josephine Baker was a living symbol from the very beginning of her career. In mid-1920s Paris, she redefined erotic ...
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‘We’ve hidden our buttocks for too long’: Josephine Baker in her own words
Now they finally come to the UK in Fearless and Free Twenty-seven books solely devoted to Josephine Baker are listed in the British Library catalogue. This shouldn’t be surprising: the life of ...
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Josephine Baker Published Her Memoir in the 1940s. Now, It Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time
In 1926, Josephine Baker was approached by French journalist Marcel Sauvage about writing a memoir. Then 20 years old, the stage and screen performer thought it was a hilarious prospect ...