Josephine Baker Lucien Walery Banana Skirt from the Folies Bergere production Un Vent de Folie is a photograph by David Lee Guss which was uploaded on November 1st, 2016.
Josephine Baker Lucien Walery Banana Skirt from the Folies Bergere production Un Vent de Folie
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; 3 June 1906 - 12 April 1975) was a French dancer, jazz and pop music singer, and actress, who came to... more
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Josephine Baker Lucien Walery Banana Skirt from the Folies Bergere production Un Vent de Folie
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David Lee Guss
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"Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; 3 June 1906 - 12 April 1975) was a French dancer, jazz and pop music singer, and actress, who came to be known in various circles as the 'Black Pear,'Bronze Venus' 'Jazz Queen,' and even the 'Creole Goddess.' Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she renounced her U.S. citizenship to become a citizen of France in 1937. She was fluent in both English and French.
She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, Zouzou (1934), and to become a world-famous entertainer. Baker refused to perform for segregated audiences in the United States and is noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. In 1968 she was offered unofficial leadership in the movement in the United States by Coretta Scott King, following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Baker declined the offer.
She was also known for assisting the French Resistance during World War II,and received the French military honor, the Croix de guerre and was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by General Charles de Gaulle."
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November 1st, 2016