Freda Josephine McDonald

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French Resistance member actress cabaret performer civil rights activist dancer entertainer human singer spy

Freda Josephine McDonald, better known as Josephine Baker, was an American-born French entertainer, Resistance agent, and civil rights activist renowned for her groundbreaking performances and iconic status in 20th-century popular culture.

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Freda Josephine McDonald canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Resistance member ⓘ
actress ⓘ
cabaret performer ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
entertainer ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
spy ⓘ
adoptedChildren Rainbow Tribe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Josephine Baker ⓘ
La Baker ⓘ
awardReceived Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form: Croix de guerre

Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Legion of Honour

Médaille de la Résistance ⓘ
surface form: Resistance Medal (France)
birthName Freda Josephine McDonald self-link ⓘ
burialPlace Monaco Cemetery, Monaco ⓘ
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1906-06-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1975-04-12 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
gender female ⓘ
honor Pantheonization in Paris ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: civil rights movement
notableFor banana skirt dance at the Folies Bergère ⓘ
being one of the first Black women to star in a major motion picture ⓘ
breaking racial barriers in entertainment ⓘ
supporting the American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableWork J’ai deux amours ⓘ
La Folie du Jour ⓘ
Princesse Tam-Tam ⓘ
Revue Nègre ⓘ
Zouzou ⓘ
numberOfChildren 12 ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
music hall performer ⓘ
resistance agent ⓘ
singer ⓘ
participatedIn French Resistance ⓘ
surface form: French Resistance during World War II

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ
performedAt Casino de Paris ⓘ
Folies Bergère ⓘ
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
residence Château des Milandes, Dordogne, France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
spouse Giuseppe Pepito Abatino ⓘ
Jean Lion ⓘ
Jo Bouillon ⓘ
William Howard Baker ⓘ
Willie Wells ⓘ
yearOfPantheonization 2021 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Josephine Baker → fullName → Freda Josephine McDonald ⓘ
La Baker → birthName → Freda Josephine McDonald ⓘ
subject surface form: Josephine Baker
Creole Goddess → birthName → Freda Josephine McDonald ⓘ
subject surface form: Josephine Baker
Freda Josephine McDonald → birthName → Freda Josephine McDonald self-link ⓘ