Born to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician, Josephine's early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later, she became a chorus girl on the St. Louis stage. At 15, she married a Pullman porter named Baker, but left him when she ran away from St. Louis at age 17, feeling there was too much racial discrimination in the city.
Her first job in Paris was in La revue negre. Her next significant jo...
Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.
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Stevenson, 94, Part Of Community Heritage - San Antonio Express Stevenson, 94, part of community heritageSan Antonio ExpressWhen she lived on the East Coast, Stevenson took her children to see the Alvin Ailey dancers and entertainer Josephine Baker. The dancing continued at home ...... Mon November 2, 2009, 9:41 pm
A Powerful 'violet Hour' - Baltimore Sun Baltimore SunA powerful 'Violet Hour'Baltimore SunLolita-Marie projects all the warmth, humanity and uncertainty of character Jesse Brewster, who seems to combine singer Josephine Baker with the brilliant ...and more »... Sun November 1, 2009, 1:26 am
St. Louis Looking To Recover Rich Blues History - News- St. Louis looking to recover rich blues historyNews-The St. Louis area certainly has its marquee musical names -- think Scott Joplin, Josephine Baker, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis. ...and more »... Sun November 1, 2009, 1:10 am
Legendary Drummer Ginger Baker - Gaea Times Gaea timeslegendary drummer ginger bakergaea timesseptember 9th, 2009 r&b singer deborah cox is taking to the stage to star in a broadway biopic of pioneering african-american performer josephine baker. ...... Fri October 30, 2009, 7:18 pm
Nevada Judge Unseals Some Jackson Doctor Warrants - The Associated Press Nevada judge unseals some Jackson doctor warrantsThe Associated Press... Jimmy Nicholas, Blanca Nicholas, Roselyn Muhammad, Faheem Muhammad, Frank Tyson, Fernand Diaz, Peter Madonie, Josephine Baker and Kai Chase. ...and more »... Wed October 21, 2009, 5:02 pm
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Video Title: "Patience agbabi: josephine baker finds herself"
Description: "Patience agbabi presents her poem josephine baker finds herself. agbabi will will perform at kings place as part of the spoken word all-stars on 15th june"
"I loved Josephine Baker's role as Papatu. The film showed how beautiful and sexy Ms Baker really was. The film illustrated her excellent dance moves and a marquee talent as a leading star in the film Siren of the Tropics, she was a very decent comedic actress. I would recommend Siren of the Tropics to everyone!"
"Great little cult film about a movie within a movie(which you don't find out about until 20 minutes in-very cool). Both michael lerner(barton fink, safe men) and zelda rubinstein are effectively creepy in the movie that is being viewed by the theater which is taken hostage(sort of). My strongest suggestion for those who've seen the movie and are presenting it to their friends for the first time is to not tell them whati** about. Just say thati** better if they just watch and see."
