Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder
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26
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4
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Still living
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as Josephine Baker
AliveBorn: February 15, 1953
Age: 73
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
AliveBorn: July 16, 1948
Age: 78
Panama City, Panama
as Jo Bouillon
DeceasedBorn: June 6, 1945
Died: October 9, 2000
Age at death: 55
as Sidney Williams
DeceasedBorn: May 27, 1936
Died: March 29, 2024
Age at death: 87
as Walter Winchell
AliveBorn: April 4, 1944
Age: 82
Spokane, Washington, USA
as Sidney Bechet
AliveBorn: June 25, 1949
Age: 77
Copiague, Suffolk County, New York, USA
as Josephine's Mother
DeceasedBorn: May 23, 1924
Died: November 18, 2003
Age at death: 79
as Josephine - Age 8
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Josephine - Age 13
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as Paul Colin
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as Victor
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as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
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as Copa City Manager
AliveBorn: October 22, 1942
Age: 83
New York City, New York, USA
as Josephine's Father
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Josephine's Sister
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Female Singer / Dancer
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as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
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as Cruel Woman
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as Folies Bergeres Producer
DeceasedBorn: August 19, 1923
Died: November 7, 2014
Age at death: 91
as French Cab Driver
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Soldier from St. Louis
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Casablanca Doctor
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as New York Hotel Manager
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as Bobino Theatre Manager
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as Priest
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as American Reporter in Press Conference
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as American Reporter in Press Conference
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as American Reporter in Press Conference
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as American Woman at Party
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as Dance Teacher
AliveBirth date not on record.
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