Wearing sequins, rhinestones, pearls — and sometimes nothing — Josephine Baker lit up the stage ... She did the Charleston wearing a tiny skirt made of rubber bananas. She shimmied and ...

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through ... success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude dancing causes an international sensation.

The third episode of the new series, Makeup: A Glamourous History delves into how Josephine ... Baker charged admission to visitors who could pay to see the children singing, dancing, and playing ...

Before she was a legend, Josephine Baker was a little girl from Missouri who loved to make funny faces. Teachers chided her for this habit; Baker paid them little heed. “Our faces aren’t made ...

The story of the iconic Josephine Baker will come to life at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater March 20 to 23 with “Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.” This one-woman ...

The life of Josephine Baker is a dazzling rags to riches story of a musical icon, stage sensation and heroine of the French Resistance who took 20th Century Europe by storm – think Janelle Monae ...

Often called the Beyoncé of the 1920s, Josephine Baker lived a dozen lives in her time on earth. The African American singer made France her home, rising to stardom for her legendary dance moves ...