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Josephine Baker

Jun 03, 1906 - Apr 12, 1975 (68 years old) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. During her early career she was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her performance in the revue Un vent de folie in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris. Her costume, consisting of only a girdle of artificial bananas, became her most iconic image and a symbol of the Jazz Age and the 1920s.

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Legends
Self (archive footage)
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Intimate Portrait
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Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
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Hotel Victoria
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The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
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Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
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Siren of the Tropics
Papitou
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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Self (archive footage)
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It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
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The French Way
Zazu Clarion

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