4.9K views · 97 reactions | Josephine Baker, a chorus girl from America becomes an superstar in Paris, bringing modernity to the Europe of the Roaring Twenties. | Don't miss the Premiere of #JosephineBakerTheStoryOfAnAwakening tonight, 7.30pm. | NITV | Facebook

3.7K views · 124 reactions |  A star of stage, screen and song, a resistance fighter, and a civil rights activist, Josephine Baker took on many roles during a rollercoaster career straddling continents, epochs and wars. Here's more on Baker's extraordinary life ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English | Facebook

Gold! 49 year old Josephine Baker rocking the stage with “Voilà Paris”, 1955 ( thanks to @anthonyberarco )————————————————————————- Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri. There’s actually quite a bit of mystery surrounding her birth and the identity of her father. Officially, her father was a drummer named Eddie Carson. But, Baker’s mother gave birth in an almost exclusively white hospital in St. Louis. She was also allowed to stay in the hospital for

4.5K views · 373 reactions | Remembering Josephine Baker, Paulette Goddard, and Tony Curtis on their birthdays | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

78K views · 5.3K reactions | Josephine Baker was the first African-American woman to ever star in a feature film. This was in the 1920s. She then moved to France and became a huge celebrity but also was a spy and a World War II hero. #josephinebaker #WorldWarII #Vaudeville #silentmovies #blackhistory #AmericanHistory #frenchhistory | Deanna Falchook | Facebook