The Fox and the Hound
1981
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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville , she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. [2] She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968.
Pearl Bailey. Actress: The Fox and the Hound. Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her birth name was Pearly Mae but her parents anticipated she would be a boy and when a girl was born she was nicknamed "Dickie". Her brother was entertainer Bill Bailey (1912-1978).
Pearl Bailey. Actress: The Fox and the Hound. Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her birth name was Pearly Mae but her parents anticipated she would be a boy and when a girl was born she was nicknamed "Dickie". Her brother was entertainer Bill Bailey (1912-1978).
Aug 19, 1990 · Pearl Bailey, the actress and singer with the sexy, throaty drawl and droll sense of humor who once was called America’s “ambassador of love,” died Friday at age 72.
Aug 19, 1990 · Pearl Bailey, the entertainer whose distinctive singing style was enhanced by her mischievous witticisms and warm personality, died on Friday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Pearl Bailey (born March 29, 1918, Newport News, Va., U.S.—died Aug. 17, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa.) was an American entertainer notable for her sultry singing and mischievous humour. Pearl Bailey in the Broadway production of Arms and the Girl, 1950.
Aug 18, 1990 · Pearl Bailey, the preacher’s daughter who sang and danced her way from Depression coal mining towns to Broadway and the hearts of America as the star of the black “Hello, Dolly!” more than...
Aug 17, 1990 · Jazz Singer, Actress, and Author. She was a vocalist with various popular bands, including Count Basie and Cootie Williams bands. She grew up in Newport News, Virginia and at the age of 15, she made her stage-singing debut when she entered and won an amateur contest at the Pearl Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pearl Bailey was a trailblazer, humanitarian, President Medal of Freedom recipient and a true American entertainer. Bailey’s talent and determination propelled her to a household name leaving a mark on the worlds of music, theater, television, and activism.
Aug 14, 2015 · Singer, actress, humorist and humanitarian Pearl Mae Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia, the daughter of a Pentecostal preacher in whose church she began singing at an early age. She moved to Washington, D.C., with her family when she was three.
