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Refused to perform in clubs that practiced racial segregation.

Pablo Picasso said of her: "Tall, coffee skin, ebony eyes, legs of paradise, a smile to end all smiles.".

During World War II, she worked as a spy for the French resistance.

Once had a rejected (and dejected) suitor kill himself at her feet.

She adopted 12 children, partly because she couldn't have any of her own and partly because she believed in equality for all, no matter what nationality, religion or race they were of. They were called "the Rainbow Children" and their names were: Akio (Korea), Luis (Colombia), Janot (Japan), Jari (Finland), Jean-Claude (Canada), Moïse (French), Marianne (France), Noël (France), Brian (Arab), Mara (Venezuela), Koffi (the Ivory-Coast), Stellina (Morocco).

She became a French citizen in 1937.

Had pet leopards that she would walk down the Champs-Elysees.

Buried with her husband Jo Bouillon in the Monaco cemetery and their grave is located right next to that of Jean Chevrier and Marie Bell.

In a "Wayne's World" skit on Il Saturday Night Live (1975), she was ranked #8 in Wayne's Top 10 Babes of All Time.

In 1951, the Stork Club in New York City refused to serve her because she was black. This led to a confrontation with columnist Walter Winchell. Later, during the McCarthy "Red Scare" period in the early 1950s, she was falsely accused of being a Communist sympathizer, and the FBI started a file on her.

Pictured in a poster for the film La principessa Tam Tam (1935) on a 42¢ USA commemorative postage stamp celebrating Vintage Black Cinema, issued 16 July 2008.

Georges Simenon, the Belgian author of the famous "Inspector "Maigret" series of detective novels, had a short relationship with Josephine in 1925. However, he couldn't take the fact that she was more famous and in spotlight than he was, and that he had begun calling himself "Mr. Josephine", so he broke it off.

Inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame on May 20, 1990 and the Hall of Famous Missourians on March 29, 1995.

The Dutchman Henk van der Meyden composed and wrote a musical about her life called "Josephine", which had its premiere in 1991 at Luxor Theater, Rotterdam. Cheryl Howard played the role of Josephine. The musical contained five of her original, as well as new material.

Janet Flanner, "New Yorker" correspondent said of her "Her magnificent dark body, a new model to the French, proved for the first time that black was beautiful".

In 2003, another musical went on stage, in Belgium, called "Simenon et Josephine". It was a musical comedy related to the Maigret year of 2003 in Belgium.

In 1928, her husband/manager 'Count' Pepito di Abatino dueled Andrew Czolovodi, a Hungarian cavalry officer, over Josephine in St. Stephen's cemetery in Budapest. The duel lasted only 10 minutes, ending when di Abatino was scratched by Czolovodi's blade.

According to Jacqueline Stewart hosting for Turner Classic Movies, Josephine Baker was buried in France with a 21 gun salute. This made her the first American woman to be buried in France with military honors.

On November 30, 2021 Josephine Baker, who was buried in Monaco in 1975, will be reinterred at the Panthéon in Paris. She will be the first American, entertainer, who was also a decorated WWII French resistance agent; and the first black woman to receive this highest honor. She will be the fifth woman to be interred at the Panthéon.

In 1995, had a song written about her by the band Fossil titled "Josephine Baker".

Jean Starr was her sister in law.