Introducing, the adorable Shirley Temple in her 1935 movie titled, Curly Top. In this Curly Top clip, Shirley Temple sings about animal crackers in her soup.
"In Every Bowl Of Soup I See Lions And Tigers Watching Me, I Make Them Jump Right Through A Hoop, Animal Crackers In My Soup!"
Our journey this week through the life of Josephine Baker has been interesting. We'd like to end our journey into the life of Josephine Baker with her 1927 song titled, "Bye Bye Blackbird." Stay tuned next week as we delve into the life of another brilliantly talented historical figure. Enjoy!
The life of Josephine Baker is both timeless and thrilling. The Josephine Baker Story is a biography of Josephine Baker, 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 to her death in 1975. It's a great movie to gain an idea of Josephine Baker's character and witt.
" Before Madonna, Before Marilyn, There was Josephine."
Josephine Baker was an overnight sensation, uprooting from her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri to find hope in the foreign land of France as an entertainer, she grew to become famous for barely-there-dresses and no-holds-barred dances routines. She is known for her energetic performances and celebrity status in Europe, reigning such status for 50 years until her death in 1975.
Josephine Baker known for her exotic beauty was known by the nicknames, "Black Pearl", "Black Venus" and "Creole Goddess".
Admirers were known to give her gifts, such as, diamonds and cars. It is claimed that she, also, had an estimated 1,500 marriage proposals in her lifetime. She was a woman of her own making, despite the many gifts given to her. Due to her popularity in Europe, she was able to attain a comfortable income, which she spent buying herself, fancy Parisian clothes, jewelry and exotic pets. She was a huge animal lover at heart, owning pets such as a leopard (named Chiquita), a chimpanzee (named Ethel), a pig (named albert), a snake (named kiki), a goat, a parrot, parakeets, fish, three cats and seven dogs.
Josephine Baker is also known to have served for France during WWII, serving as an honorable correspondent for the French resistance, transporting secret messages through her sheet music.
Josephine Baker is also known to have adopted children from a range of different ethnicity and religious backgrounds, in order to prove, that no matter what background you come from, that as humans we are all brothers & sisters. These group of children, she took care of were called, "The Rainbow Tribe" and she loved them dearly.
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Vogue, the champion of fashion publications has released Vogue: The Covers, a book with a look at over 300 stunning influential vintage Vogue magazine covers since 1892. In this publication, which was released, October 1, 2011, photographs from photographers such as Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, and Richard Avedon are featured, showcasing some of their best vintage works to date. Here, Originally Loved pays tribute to the iconic and legendary, Vogue.
