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Feb 8, 2024 · Her father, Eddie Carson, was a vaudeville drummer. He abandoned Carrie and Josephine shortly after her birth. Carrie remarried soon thereafter and would have several more children in the...
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Baker's estate identifies vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson as her natural father despite evidence to the contrary. In 1993, Josephine Baker's foster son Jean-Claude Baker published a biography titled Josephine: The Hungry Heart, which was the culmination of decades of exhaustive research into Baker's life and career. In the book, he discusses at ...
She was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 3, 1906 to washerwoman Carrie McDonald and vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson. Eddie abandoned them shortly afterward, and Carrie married a kind but perpetually unemployed man named Arthur Martin. Their family eventually grew to include a son and two more daughters.
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Mar 5, 2017 · Josephine was born as Freda in St. Louis, Missouri. Although publicly her father was believed to be a vaudeville performer Eddie Carson, his true identity was a secret that her mother Carrie McDonald took to her grave. Josephine grew up in a low income neighbourhood mainly comprised of brothels.
June 3, 1906: Josephine Baker (Freda Josephine McDonald) was born to washerwoman Carrie McDonald and vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson. Sadly, Eddie abandoned them shortly thereafter, but that didn’t stop Baker from making an impact on the world.
Jan 12, 2013 · African-American international star, civil rights activist, World War II heroine. FAMILY BACKGROUND. Josephine Baker's mother was Carrie McDonald and her father was Eddie Carson. Arthur Martin was her stepfather. Her siblings were Richard, Margaret and Willie Mae.
Josephine Baker. Born to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician, Josephine's early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later, she became a chorus girl on the St. Louis stage.
