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  2. 2 days ago · In 1991, Baker's life story, The Josephine Baker Story, was broadcast on HBO. Lynn Whitfield portrayed Baker, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – becoming the first Black actress to win the award in this category.

  3. May 10, 2024 · May 10, 2024. Written and Illustrated by ChatGPT based on prompts by Matt Kuntz. Josephine Baker, an American-born French entertainer, rose to fame not just for her captivating performances but also for her unwavering stand against injustice.

  4. 4 days ago · Arts Nov 29. Josephine Baker makes history as first Black woman honored in France’s Pantheon. France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World...

  5. May 13, 2024 · When Adolf Hitler and the German army invaded France during World War II, Baker joined the fight against the Nazi regime. She aided French military officials by passing on secrets she heard while performing in front of the enemy. She transported the confidential information by writing with invisible ink on music sheets.

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  6. 1 day ago · It’s going to be the first biopic about the legendary Josephine Baker. What an inspiring person! She’s now a permanent fixture in my day-to-day because I’m so immersed in her life. I’m completely fascinated by her, by everything she went through, by the battles she led. Josephine Baker really is an enormous inspiration.

  7. 5 days ago · During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers — a cover for her spying work — Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served: the US, France, and Britain.

  8. 3 days ago · Jean-Claude Baker's book also reveals her outbursts that resulted in lasting feuds, her imperious treatment of family and entourage members, and her ambivalent attitudes concerning her ethnic background.

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