Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker is one of the most influential and interesting entertainers to have ever lived. This American-born, French citizen broke new ground in international music, dance, and film; and was also a spy for the French government during World War II, and one of the most prominent figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. Please place all of your questions regarding the fascinating life of the "Bronze Venus" into this category.
Asked in World War 2, Josephine Baker
How did Josephine Baker contribute to World War 2?
Josephine Baker was a US citizen who became a French citizen in
1937. She worked with the French Resistance during World War 2 in
France. She also became a civil rights worker in the US after the
war. See related link below with more details about my answer.
Asked in Music Genres, Kendall Schmidt, Frank Sinatra, Josephine Baker
What recording group sang 'Hair'?
Which they got from the title track of the Broadway play of the
same name
The Cowsills in 1969.
Asked in Josephine Baker
How many times was Josephine Baker married?
Josephine had been married twice by the age of 16. The 1st was
Wille Wells + 2nd Will Baker. She kept her 2nd husbands last name.
She married again during World War 2 to Jean Lion but divorced
again by 1940.
Asked in Josephine Baker
Who is Josephine Baker?
Josephine Baker was a dancer,singer and entertainer.
Please see related links below
Asked in Josephine Baker
Did josephine baker win any awards?
Croix de Guerre, Le'gion d'Honneur and Rosette of the
Re'sistance for her heroic war efforts in France during World War
II
Asked in Josephine Baker
What did Josephine baker do?
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) was an 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 the Second World
War and being the first American-born woman to receive the highest
French military honor, the Croix de Guerre, and for being an
inspiration to generations of African American female entertainers
and others. "Josephine Baker." Wikipedia. 2009. Wikipedia
Foundation, Inc. . 6 Apr 2009. <(link given below)>.
Asked in Celebrities, Famous People, Josephine Baker
What was josephine baker's childhood like?
Josephine Baker's childhood was good because she was rich
bassically becauseshe ran away at 13 and started dancing.
Asked in Josephine Baker
Is Josephine baker still alive?
If you're referring to the dancer, then no- she died in April
12, 1975 in Paris, France, aged 68.
Asked in American Revolution, Celebrities, Declaration of Independence, Josephine Baker
Is there a timeline on josephine baker's life?
what is your time line like when you where born,old diead
Asked in Kendall Schmidt, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald
Who are some Famous female singers in the 60s?
lulu
lesley gore
connie francis
brenda lee
dusty springfield
petula clark
dionne warwick
Jackie deshannon
skeeter Davis
Nancy Sinatra
vicki carr
patsy cline
Mary Hopkins
judy Collins
Lynn Anderson
dolly parton
Asked in Josephine Baker
What did josephine baker die from?
On April 8, 1975, Baker starred in a retrospective revue at the
Bobino in Paris - Joséphine à Bobino 1975, celebrating her
50 years in show business. The revue, financed by Prince Rainier,
Princess Grace, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, opened to rave
reviews. Demand for seating was such that fold-out chairs had to be
added to accommodate spectators. The opening-night audience
included Sophia Loren, Mick Jagger, Shirley Bassey, Diana Ross and
Liza Minnelli.[20]
Four days later, Baker was found lying peacefully in her bed
surrounded by newspapers with glowing reviews of her performance.
She was in a coma after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage
Asked in Josephine Baker
Why was freda McDonald aka josephine baker famous?
Freda McDonald Aka Josephine Baker was famous for her
non-existent clothing and uninhibited dances. Josephine Baker
immensely popular in Paris as sensuous yet comical dancer in the
1920's.
Asked in Josephine Baker
What school did josephine baker go to?
school of actress.ny square, Brooklyn (are you sure)
Asked in Jobs & Education, Baking, Definitions, Josephine Baker
What benefits does a baker get?
some of the benifts of being a baker is having fun, but there
are other great thing the entail with having fun. you dont have to
go to college to be a baker and other things that entail going to
get an egamacation
Asked in Josephine Baker
Why did josephine baker change her name?
Josephine Baker technically did not really change her name. Her
original name was Freda McDonald. Josephine went by her middle name
which was Josephine. Her last name changed when she married her
second husband, Willie Baker. So that is why she is known as
Josephine Baker. I'm doing a report on her in schools for Black
History month, I know a bunch a bout her. Any other questions about
her, ask me.
Asked in Josephine Baker
How was Josephine Baker a part of segregation?
she adopted twelve kids of different kids
Asked in Entertainment & Arts, Josephine Baker
What happen to Josephine Baker's 12 adopted kids?
Jean-Claude Baker, 60 is the only one that was doing music at
one point. He's the only one who Baker never legally adopted. she
actually adopted 8 children and her husband adopted 4 after her
death. Jean-Claude nad Baker's son Jarry, 50 run a restaurant in
Manhattan called Chez Josephine. another son lives in Argentina and
the other surviving siblings remain in France where Baker died
Asked in Josephine Baker
How josephine baker career got started?
Actually, Josephine had left after the riot in St. Louis in the
year of 1917 and she ended up performing at her grandmother's
theatre.
Asked in Josephine Baker
What is Josephine Baker famous for?
Josephine Baker was famous for being an amazing dancer at the
young age of 13 years old.