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Josephine Baker (Dancer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant. During her early career, Baker 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 the city. Her costume, consisting of only a short skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace, became an iconic image and a symbol both of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. Baker was celebrated by artists and intellectuals of the era, who variously dubbed her the "Black Venus", the "Black Pearl", the "Bronze Venus", and the "Creole Goddess".
BornFreda Josephine McDonald, June 03, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 1975, Paris, France
Resting placeMonaco Cemetery
NationalityAmerican (renounced), French (1937–1975)
OccupationVedette, singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, French Resistance agent
Years active1921–1975
Partner(s)Robert Brady, (1973–1975)
Children12, Jean-Claude Baker presented himself as her foster son (contested by the Baker children)
Official Websitehttp://www.cmgww.com/stars/baker/

About Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker

Dancer Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States on June 3, 1906. She dies at the age of 68, on April 12, 1975.

Dancer and performer known as "Black Pearl" and "Creole Goddess", most known for her Danse banane costume. As a Civil Rights activist, she adopted a "Rainbow Tribe" of orphans of many ethnicities.

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Josephine Baker before becoming famous

Josephine Baker was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1906 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Her mother, Carrie McDonald, was her primary carer. Her estate named Eddie Carson, a vaudeville drummer, as her father, despite the fact that he paid little attention to Baker and her mother.

Achievement of Josephine Baker

When she starred in Zouzou in 1934, she became the first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture.

Josephine Baker's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker

She was married four times, divorced four times, and adopted a total of 12 children.

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After Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Civil Rights Leader Coretta Scott King approached Baker and asked if she would be a new leader in the Civil Rights Movement, but Baker declined, stating that she needed to be present for her children.

Josephine Baker Income & Net worth

Josephine Baker's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a dancer. Networth of Josephine Baker in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Josephine Baker Height and Weight

How tall is Josephine Baker? At the age of 68, Josephine Baker height is 5'7" (1.7m).

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Latest information about Josephine Baker updated on March 13 2023.