Josephine Baker Net Worth is
$20 Million

Mini Biography

Josephine Baker was created Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, MO, in 1906 to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician. Her early existence hinted at her potential career. She 1st danced for the general public on the roads of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later on she became a chorus lady around the St. Louis stage. At age group 15 she wedded Pullman porter William Howard Baker, but remaining him when she went from St. Louis at age group 17, feeling there is an excessive amount of racial discrimination in the town. She eventually produced her method to Paris, France. Her 1st work in Paris is at “La revue negre”. Her following significant work was in the Folies Bergere, where she was an associate from the club’s all-black revue. It had been there, in 1925, that she 1st performed her popular “banana dance”. She quickly became a preferred from the French, and her popularity grew, but she got many fluctuations during her profession. Although well-known in France, through the “Crimson Scare” era from the 1950s, instigated by ultra-right-wing US Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI), she was falsely accused to be a Communist and up to date that she was no more welcome in america (in 1937 she got renounced her American citizenship, absolutely disgusted with the blatant and formal racism against blacks, and became a France citizen). In 1961 Josephine was awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award. In the past due 1960s she started having financial issues, and stopped executing in 1968. Sophistication Kelly, who by that point had wedded Prince Rainier of Monaco and was today referred to as Princess Elegance of Monaco, provided her a house in Monaco when she discovered of Josephine’s monetary problems. In the demand of Princess Elegance, Josephine performed at Monaco’s summer time ball in 1974 and was an excellent achievement. That same 12 months she staged weekly of shows in NEW YORK and known as the display “An Evening with Josephine Baker”. She experienced just started a Paris revue celebrating her half-century around the stage when on Apr 10, 1975, she was stricken having a cerebral hemorrhage and proceeded to go right into a coma. She passed away without regaining awareness. Her funeral happened in Paris, and she was buried in Monaco.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Princess Josephine of Denmark
Date Of Birth	June 3, 1906
Died	February 8, 1797, Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy, April 12, 1975, Paris, France
Place Of Birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height	1.7 m
Profession	Actor, Singer, Intelligence Officer, Civil rights activist, Dancer
Nationality	French
Spouse	Robert Brady, Jo Bouillon, Jean Lion, William Howard Baker, Willie Wells
Children	Jean-Claude Baker, Janot Baker, Mara Baker, Marianne Baker, Jari Baker, Stellina Baker, Brahim Baker, Aiko Baker, Noël Baker, Koffi Baker, Luis Baker, Moïse Baker
Parents	Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Eddie Carson, Carrie McDonald
Siblings	Prince Vincent of Denmark, Princess Isabella of Denmark, Prince Christian of Denmark, Margaret Martin, Willie Mae Martin, Richard Martin
Movies	Zouzou, Princess Tam Tam, Siren of the Tropics, La revue des revues, Touki Bouki, Paris Was a Woman, La folie du jour, The French Way, Die Frauen von Folies Bergères, Ten on Every Finger, Le pompier des Folies Bergères, Moulin Rouge, Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power, The Woman from the Folies Bergères