Josephine Bake was born on June 3; 1906.She was an American entertainer and actress. She became a French citizen in 1937. She was mostly known for her singing skills and also a celebrated dancer in her early career. She was given the nicknames the "Bronze Venus" or the "Black Pearl", as well as the "Creole Goddess" in Anglophone nations. In France, she has always been known as "La Baker”. Baker was the first African American to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. She died on April 12, 1975.