At 4 p.m., a guided tour of the grounds of Villa Beau-Chêne, built between 1890 and 1891 by local architect Louis Gilbert. It was here, around 1929, that Josephine Baker found refuge among villas and ...

Halloween, celebrated every year on October 31st, has grown from its traditional roots of costumes and “trick-or-treating” into a full-blown day of spooky fun, creativity, and entertainment. Today, ...

It was hard to find time to chat with television personality Danielle Colby, and that’s expected. While most of us know her as an American Pickers cast member, Colby’s added a new role that’s filling ...

Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural. Fifty years after her death, Baker now gazes out over a diverse neighborhood of ...

Josephine Baker arrived in Paris from the slums of St. Louis in 1925 and rose to stardom playing a stereotype of an African “primitive” in “La revue nègre,” a musical act featuring an all-black cast.

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) Review by ...

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Chez Josephine is still calling attention in honor of her namesake. The term “rainbow tribe” evokes various sentiments within the LGBTQ+ community, but for cabaret sensation and World War II spy ...

Doucouré will write and direct the feature about the late American performer and civil rights activist, who became an entertainment icon in France. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief French ...

French US-born singer and dancer Joséphine Baker traveled the world gathering intelligence for the allies, and once even survived enemy fire in Algeria by diving near a buffet tent. AFP via Getty ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In the 1920s and ’30s, Josephine Baker was known for her banana skirt, pet cheetah and seminude stage shows in France. Later, she ...

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