Josephine Baker
(1906-1975)
American-born French dancer, singer and actress
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Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.
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Freda Joséphine Baker (McDonald) 3 June 1906 East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
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12 April 1975 (aged 68) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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