Pearl Bailey
Actor, Musical Artist
1918 – 1990
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Who was Pearl Bailey?
Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a 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.
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- Born
- Mar 29, 1918
Southampton County - Also known as
- Dickie
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Louie Bellson
(1952/11/19 - 1990/08/17) - John Randolph Pinkett
(1948/08/31 - 1952/03)
- Louie Bellson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Georgetown University
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Aug 17, 1990
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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