Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker wasborn on June 3, 1906 in St. Louis Mo; and died on April 12, 1975, in Paris, France.

Josephine was a African- American expatriate dancer,singer, and entertainer. For many people, Josephine Baker's name will always evoke a familiar controversial image: the "black Venus" naked on stage,except for a string of bananas around her waist,dancing to the african drums before her white Parisian audiences.