Josephine Baker.

[Atheist]

'Great Lives' on the wireless earlier this evening. What a woman!

[237SJ]

I`ve got this picture on the stairwell https://laffichecollecte.tumblr.com/post/113419098383/le-tumulte-noir-jos%C3%A9phine-baker-paul-colin

[237SJ]

There was a made for DVD film - The Josephine Baker story

[davebro]

She was fabulous - a whirlwind!

[Atheist]

And a glorious singing voice. 'J'ai Deux Amours' and 'la Petite Tonkinoise' are two of my favourites. Completely different sides to her repertoire.

[Atheist]

[Atheist]

[jno]

I don't know if you could see the banana dance on your wireless

[Atheist]

jno; I've seen the banana dance - saw it live! She was great! Onstage, and off, later that evening!

[james412]

"You're Dead To Me" Podcast
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian
Desiree Burch travel to 1920s Paris to meet the phenomenal
Josephine Baker.

Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a
civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupation
of France. But just how did the daughter of a laundress in St Louis
find herself at the centre of some of the most pivotal moments in history?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p086dx47

[james412]

And here's the Great Lives episode to download

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b2jg2w

[Atheist]

Thanks, James. I heard that programme. Some people have lives like that; the accidents of life and the accidents of personal qualities sometimes come together to produce amazing lives.