Josephine Baker left America at age 19 to perform as a burlesque dancer in the music halls of Paris. After branching out into singing and acting in films, she became Europe’s highest-paid entertainer. And a celebrity of Baker’s stature made for a most unlikely spy candidate. She started her espionage career by attending diplomatic parties at the Italian and Japanese embassies and gathered intelligent about the Axis powers possibly joining the war. She would continue her work from Portugal, Spain

The legacy of Josephine Baker

The story of Josephine Baker