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Princess Caraboo was an English impostor who pretended to be a princess from a fictional island in 1817. She fooled many people with her exotic language and story, but was eventually exposed and pardoned.
Princess Caraboo is a 1994 American historical comedy-drama film. It was directed by Michael Austin, and written by Austin and John Wells. The story is based on the real-life 19th-century character Princess Caraboo, who passed herself off in British society as an exotic princess who spoke a strange foreign language. It stars Phoebe Cates .
Dec 28, 2021 · Princess Caraboo was a fictional Indonesian princess created by Mary Baker, a poor cobbler's daughter. She fooled the English public with her exotic language and tale of pirate escape, until her landlady exposed her as a fraud.
Princess Caraboo: Directed by Michael Austin. With Jim Broadbent, Phoebe Cates, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline. A mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess
- Michael Austin
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Oct 5, 2011 · Mary Baker, a simple servant, pretended to be Princess Caraboo, a woman who was kidnapped by pirates, in 1817. She fooled everyone with her exotic clothes, language and story, until her identity was exposed by a portrait.
Jan 10, 2023 · Princess Caraboo’s fantastic stories made her famous in just a few months. She bought exotic clothes, commissioned a painting of herself, and hosted a ball in Bath, England. Eventually, a woman from a neighboring town recognized the alleged royal’s picture in the newspaper.
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May 9, 2019 · Mary Baker, also known as Princess Caraboo, tricked a town into believing she was an exotic island princess in 1817. Learn how she pulled off her grift, why she was exposed, and what happened to her after.
