The Josephine Baker Story
Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude dancing causes an international sensation. Through her marriages to an Italian pseudo-count and an orchestra leader, to her bond with army officer Sydney Williams, Josephine's life is a rollercoaster ride of love and rejection from both her lovers and her country. But semi-nude, or head-to-toes in sequins; in battle fatigues or rags - her beauty and ambition ensured that Josephine Baker will always be remembered as the first, and possibly most loved, truly international star.
23 May 1924, Antigua, British West Indies
April 3, 1939 in Szeged, Hungary
December 21, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19 August 1967
6 June 1945, San Francisco, California, USA
4 April 1944, Spokane, Washington, USA
10 February 1943, Budapest, Hungary
16 July 1948, Panama City, Panama
25 June 1949, Copiague, Suffolk County, New York, USA
