Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

43m
Documentary
2

From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.

Cast

Debbie Allen
Herself
Arsenio Hall
Narrator
Lynn Whitfield
Herself
Josephine Baker
Herself (archival footage)

Crew

Mark Israel
Director
Scott Gamzon
Editor
Geoff Kingman
Editor
Leslie Greif
Executive Producer
Kenny Golde
Producer
Laura Anne Edwards
Producer

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