Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey
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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-Black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. In 1976, she became the first African American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988.
Career
- 1918Born
- 1976Won Coretta Scott King Award
- 1988Won Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1990Passed away
- Won Daytime Emmy Award
- Won Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- Won star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Notable work: Carmen Jones
- Notable work: Porgy and Bess
- Notable work: Pearl's kitchen : an extraordinary cookbook
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Newport News
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: singer, stage actor, film actor, voice actor
- •Plays: voice
- •Spouse: Louie Bellson
What happened recently
African American Museum in Philadelphia awarded for exhibit on local legend Pearl Bailey
6abc Loves the Arts: "AAMP Presents: The Pearl Bailey Showcase" on view through September 13 - 6abc Philadelphia
Never-before-seen scrapbooks tell the story of Pearl Bailey’s life from North Philadelphia to Hollywood
Pearl Bailey: The Multi-talented entertainer and “Ambassador of Love” from Newport News
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