Josephine Baker

Summary

Josephine Baker is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was St. Louis^[2]. She was born on June 3, 1906^[3]. She died in Paris^[4]. She died on April 12, 1975^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6], vedette^[7], film actor^[8], street artist^[9], and dancer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,222 views/month, #4,573 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Josephine Baker's place of birth was St. Louis^[2].
• Josephine Baker died in Paris^[4].
• Josephine Baker was born on June 3, 1906^[3].
• Josephine Baker died on April 12, 1975^[5].
• Burial took place at Monaco Cemetery^[12].
• Burial took place at Panthéon^[13].
• Among Josephine Baker's spouses was Jo Bouillon^[14].
• Among Josephine Baker's spouses was Jean Lion^[15].
• A child of Josephine Baker was Akio Bouillon^[16].
• Josephine Baker held citizenship in United States^[17].
• Josephine Baker held citizenship in France^[18].
• Josephine Baker is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[19].
• Josephine Baker's professions included singer^[6].
• Josephine Baker worked as a vedette^[7].
• Josephine Baker worked as a film actor^[8].
• Josephine Baker's professions included street artist^[9].
• Josephine Baker's professions included dancer^[10].
• Josephine Baker's professions included jazz musician^[20].
• Josephine Baker received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[21].
• Josephine Baker received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[22].
• Josephine Baker received the Q137970105^[23].
• Josephine Baker received the Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France^[24].
• Josephine Baker received the Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945^[25].
• Josephine Baker was a member of freemasonry^[26].
• Josephine Baker's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1906-06-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975-04-12^[31]

• Genre(s): cabaret^[32]

• Community tags: american, cabaret, french^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 549dc0da-d165-4bff-839e-dca65cf51c0c^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in St. Louis^[2], Josephine Baker… she was born on June 3, 1906^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], vedette^[7], film actor^[8], street artist^[9], dancer^[10], and jazz musician^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[21], a grade of an order^[35], in France^[36]; Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[22], a courage award^[37], in France^[38], founded in 1939^[39]; Q137970105^[23]; Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France^[24], a medallion^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1946^[42]; and Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945^[25], a medallion^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1946^[45].

Personal Life

Spouses include Jo Bouillon^[14], a conductor^[46], 1908–1984^[47], of France^[48], specialised in music^[49] and Jean Lion^[15], an industrialist^[50], 1910–1957^[51], of France^[52]. A child of Josephine Baker was Akio Bouillon^[16]. Her religion is recorded as Catholicism^[27].

Death and Burial

Josephine Baker died on April 12, 1975^[5]. She passed away in Paris^[4]. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage^[53]. Recorded place of burial include Monaco Cemetery^[12] and Panthéon^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Josephine Baker include Gaîté^[54], an underground station^[55], in France^[56] and Baker^[57], an impact crater^[58].

Why It Matters

Josephine Baker ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,222 views/month, #4,573 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for her include Gaîté^[54], an underground station^[55], in France^[56] and Baker^[57], an impact crater^[58].

FAQs

Where was Josephine Baker born?

Born in St. Louis^[2], Josephine Baker…

Where did Josephine Baker die?

Josephine Baker died in Paris^[4].

Who was Josephine Baker married to?

Josephine Baker's spouses include Jo Bouillon^[14] and Jean Lion^[15].

What did Josephine Baker do for work?

Josephine Baker worked as singer^[6], vedette^[7], film actor^[8], street artist^[9], and dancer^[10].

What awards did Josephine Baker receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[21], Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[22], Q137970105^[23], and Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France^[24].