JOSEPHINE BAKER
Name: Josephine Baker
Birth name: Freda Josephine Carson
Born: 3 June 1906 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: 12 April 1975, Paris, France
Josephine Baker (or Josephine Baker in francophone countries) (June 3, 1906 -
April 12, 1975) was an American-born French expatriate entertainer and singer.
She became a French citizen in 1937. Baker was most noted as a singer, while in
her early career she was a celebrated dancer. She was given the nicknames the "Black
Venus" or the "Black Pearl", as well as the "Creole Goddess" in anglophone
nations, while in France she has always been known in the old theatrical
tradition as "La Baker".
Josephine Baker is noted for being the first woman of African descent 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, and for being an inspiration to
generations of African-American female entertainers.
Name: Josephine Baker
Birth name: Freda Josephine Carson
Born: 3 June 1906 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: 12 April 1975, Paris, France
Josephine Baker (or Josephine Baker in francophone countries) (June 3, 1906 -
April 12, 1975) was an American-born French expatriate entertainer and singer.
She became a French citizen in 1937. Baker was most noted as a singer, while in
her early career she was a celebrated dancer. She was given the nicknames the "Black
Venus" or the "Black Pearl", as well as the "Creole Goddess" in anglophone
nations, while in France she has always been known in the old theatrical
tradition as "La Baker".
Josephine Baker is noted for being the first woman of African descent 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, and for being an inspiration to
generations of African-American female entertainers.