Josephine Baker, trailblazing performer and civil rights activist, published her memoir, 'Fearless and Free,' in 1949. Now, ...

FEARLESS AND FREE: A Memoir, by Josephine Baker Like many Jazz Age greats ... When she died in 1975, thousands lined the Paris streets to glimpse her funeral procession; the police locked arms ...

“Josephine Baker was not just a woman who became a Black ... She also performed right up until her death in 1975 at age 68. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter ...

to be followed by an adaptation of Chicago and a biopic of the singer Josephine Baker, planned to star Diana Ross. When EMI’s British owner Barry Spikings – then best known for the more ...

In Baker’s newly translated 1949 memoir, “Fearless and Free,” the boundary-breaking performer does not hold back on her ...

Though journalist Marcel Sauvage briefly touches on Josephine Baker’s later life and he hints at her work during World War II ...

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Josephine Baker, nicknamed Black Venus poses on September 23, 1951, in a Balmain black velvet gown topped off with a huge heart-shaped ermine collar with muff to match. (AFP/Getty Images ...