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.
February 6, 1954 in Budapest, Hungary
24 September 1960, The Bronx, New York, USA
23 May 1924, Antigua, British West Indies
6 June 1945, San Francisco, California, USA
27 May 1936, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
April 3, 1939 in Szeged, Hungary
October 26, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary
June 14, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary
May 7, 1950 in Budapest, Hungary
July 9, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary
6 May 1953, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
14 November 1968
19 August 1923, Szeged, Hungary
4 April 1944, Spokane, Washington, USA
10 February 1943, Budapest, Hungary
September 16, 1943 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary
22 October 1942, New York City, New York, USA
19 August 1967
3 December 1944, Denver, Colorado, USA
December 21, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
June 13, 1934 in Szeged, Hungary
