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Josephine Baker
Baker in Havana, Cuba, 1950
BornFreda Josephine McDonald
3 Juin 1906(1906-06-03)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1][2]
Dee'd12 Apryle 1975(1975-04-12) (aged 68)
Paris, Fraunce
Cause o daith
Cerebral hemorrhage
Restin place
Monaco Cemetery[3][4]
ResidenceRoquebrune, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,[5] (French Riviera), Fraunce
NaitionalityFrench
ThriftCeevil richts activist, spy, vedette, actress-dancer–sangster
Years active1921–75
Hauf-marrae(s)
  • William Wells (m. 1919–1920)
  • William Baker (m. 1921–1925)
  • Jean Lion (m. 1937–1938)
  • Jo Bouillon (m. 1947–1961)
Pairtner(s)Robert Brady (1973–75)
Bairns12; includin Jean-Claude Baker
Muisical career
GenresCabaret, muisic haw, French pop, French jazz
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsColumbia, Mercury, RCA Victor

Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; 3 Juin 1906 – 12 Aprile 1975) wis a French vedette, sangster an enterteener, whase career wis centred primarily in Europe, maistly in her adoptive kintra o Fraunce.

References

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  1. "Josephine Baker (Freda McDonald) Native of St. Louis, Missouri". Archived frae the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2009.
  2. "About Art Deco – Josephine Baker". Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived frae the original on 4 Februar 2009. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2009.
  3. Verany, Cedric (1 November 2008). "Monaco Cimetière: des bornes interactives pour retrouver les tombes". Monaco Matin. Archived frae the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "Visite funéraire de Monaco". Amis et Passionés du Père-Lachaise. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. Baker, Jean-Claude (1993). Josephine: The Hungry Heart (First ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 0679409157.