"I shall dance all my life... I would like to die, breathless, spent, at the end of a dance."
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, 3rd June 1906 – 12th April 1975)
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
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One of my heroes from the moment I saw the documentary 'Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Joséphine Baker' as a wee tot on a Sunday afternoon. It stayed with me all my childhood until the mini-series (remember those) starring Lynn Witfield ran across two glamorous nights and it just reignited my interest. Such a trailblazer! A belated Happy Birthday La Baker! 🎂🍾🥂
ReplyDeleteNeither extravaganza have ever - to my knowledge - been shown here [not on a channel I would ever watch, anyhow], and Miss Whitfield remains a complete mystery... However, the original was a legend worth celebrating! Jx
DeleteI'm pretty sure both are now on YouTube...the documentary definitely. I'll have a look for you. Lynn Whitfield currently stars in Oprah's new Netflix series 'Greenleaf' as a sought of matriarch in the mould of Diahann Carroll, and has had a very American career. I am always happy to find her when I see her in something. Let me see if I can find the mini series. Very glitzy, and slightly exploitative but that was the fun of those 80s-90s mini-series!!
Deletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UBAOtibUpH0 'The Joséphine Baker Story'.
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnOfKwAga0 'Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Joséphine Baker' :)
ReplyDeleteI shall be sure to pencil both of these in for viewing asap...
DeleteThank you, sweetie!
Jx
A tad delayed...but anytime! :)
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