Produktinformation
Based on twenty years of research and thousands of interviews, this authoritative biography of performer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) provides a candid look at her tempestuous life. Born into poverty in St. Louis, the uninhibited chorus girl became the sensation of Europe and the last century's first black sex symbol. A heroine of the French Resistance in World War II, she entranced figures as diverse as de Gaulle, Tito, Castro, Princess Grace, two popes, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet Josephine was also, as one critic put it, "a monster who made Joan Crawford look like the Virgin Mary." Jean-Claude Baker's book also reveals her outbursts that resulted in lasting feuds, her imperious treatment of family and entourage members, and her ambivalent attitudes concerning her ethnic background. Reconciling Josephine's many personas-Jazz-age icon, national hero of France, proponent of Civil Rights, mother of children from across the globe-Josephine: The Hungry Heart gives readers the inside story on a star unlike any other before or since.Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-139780815411727
eBay Product ID (ePID)68000464
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
VerlagCooper Square Press
Erscheinungsjahr2001
BuchtitelJosephine Baker
Anzahl der Seiten594 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
AutorJean-Claude Baker
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
HörbuchNo
MitautorChris Chase
InhaltsbeschreibungPaperback
Item Height3cm
ISBN-13-100815411723
Item Length22cm