American-born French performer Joséphine Baker will be entered into Paris' Panthéon mausoleum, making her the first black woman to receive the honour. The government says Baker will be inducted ...

Getty Share PARIS — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in ...

Josephine Baker was born in Missouri, US in 1906. After moving to New York in her teens, her promising dancing career gave her the opportunity to move to Paris. At the Théâtre des Champs ...