In her earliest gigs as a dancer, in the USA, she saw herself as a clown, not a sex symbol. Crossing her eyes made her seem like a carefree fool, which was initially her purpose as a comic stage character… to crack up her audiences. It was only wh... read more
She took her second husband's name as her own— Josephine Baker. It is hard to discover true biographical facts, especially when it comes to show people. We know that Josephine joined the chorus line of the touring show of Shuffle Along in Boston in August 1922. read more
Best remembered for her exotic banana dance, American-born Josephine Baker moved to France and became an international superstar. read more