| LC control no. | n 50020892 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 |
| Variant(s) | McDonald, Freda Josephine, 1906-1975 |
| Associated country | United States France |
| Birth date | 1906-06-03 |
| Death date | 1975-04-12 |
| Place of birth | Saint Louis (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Paris (France) |
| Field of activity | Performing arts |
| Profession or occupation | Dancers Actresses Singers Entertainers |
| Found in | Mémoires, 1927: t.p. (Josephine Baker) Internet movie database, 10/29/96: WWW homepage (Josephine Baker; born 3 June 1906, St. Louis, Missouri; died 12 April 1975, Paris, France, cerebral hemorrhage) A&E biography database, 10/29/96: WWW homepage (originally Freda Josephine McDonald) Wikipedia, Oct. 8, 2014 (Josephine Baker (b. Freda Josephine McDonald, June 3, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri - Apr. 12, 1975, Paris, France) was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress; first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture, Zouzou (1934) or to become a world-famous entertainer; Baker, who refused to perform for segregated audiences in America, is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement; she was also known for assisting the French Resistance during World War II and received the French military honor, the Croix de guerre and was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by General Charles de Gaulle) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker> |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98023014 |
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