(SOUNDBITE) (French) SON OF JOSEPHINE BAKER AND AUTHOR OF A BIOGRAPHY, JEAN-CLAUDE BOUILLON-BAKER, SAYING: "As a mother she was very simple. As soon as she got home, it was over. She dropped her ...
People: Josephine Baker Published Her Memoir in the 1940s. Now, It Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time
Josephine Baker Published Her Memoir in the 1940s. Now, It Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time
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 ...
New York Post: Inside Josephine Baker’s badass life as a resistance spy during WWII
French US-born singer and dancer Joséphine Baker traveled the world gathering intelligence for the allies, and once even survived enemy fire in Algeria by diving near a buffet tent. AFP via Getty ...
Yahoo: Josephine Baker biopic to be written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
The film is set to begin production in 2023. A biopic on the life of the late American singer, dancer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker is on the way, and Studiocanal just announced Maïmouna ...
StrategyPage: Book Review: Josephine Baker's Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
Book Review: Josephine Baker's Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
Digital Journal: Review: ‘Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening’ is a remarkable film (Includes first-hand account)
This is a film by noteworthy French filmmaker Ilana Navaro, which illuminates the life of Josephine Baker, an iconic entertainer, World War II spy, and human rights activist. Baker is regarded as the ...