Name: 約瑟芬-貝克。成為二戰間諜的音樂偶像 | BBC思想 (Josephine Baker: The musical icon who became a WWII spy | BBC Ideas)
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is a dazzling rags-to-riches story of a musical icon,

這是一個令人眼花繚亂的音樂偶像從無到有的故事。

想象一下賈奈爾-莫奈與詹姆斯-邦德的結合。

Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald

約瑟芬-貝克生於弗裡達-約瑟芬-麥克唐納

1906年，在密蘇里州的聖路易斯。

她的母親曾夢想成為一名舞蹈家。

but we do know her childhood was difficult.

但我們確實知道她的童年很艱難。

She worked from the age of 8, and spent time

她從8歲起就開始工作，並花時間

who made Josephine sleep in a box in the basement.

他讓約瑟芬睡在地下室的一個箱子裡。

The East St Louis race riots broke out in 1917,

1917年爆發了東聖路易斯種族騷亂。

but having already been married twice by the age of 15,

After landing roles in successful black stage shows,

在成功的黑人舞臺劇中獲得角色後。

and soon after packed her bags and set sail for Paree.

並在不久之後收拾行李，啟程前往帕裡。

Baker adored Paris, saying that the first time she danced there

貝克崇拜巴黎，說她第一次在那裡跳舞時

it felt like a frenzy took possession of her body.

感覺就像一股狂熱的力量佔據了她的身體。

Not only did Baker have that 'je ne sais quoi' on stage,

貝克不僅在舞臺上有那種 "je ne sais quoi"。

she was also a sartorial sensation, and it was

她也是一個時裝界的轟動人物，這就是

Baker’s famously provocative banana skirt.

貝克那條著名的挑釁性香蕉裙。

Skyrocketing to fame, Baker embarked on a world tour

貝克一舉成名，開始了世界巡演

and opened her own cabaret club called Chez Josephine.

並開設了她自己的卡巴萊俱樂部，名為Chez Josephine。

She became one of the highest paid entertainers

You could even buy a Josephine Baker doll.

你甚至可以買一個約瑟芬-貝克的娃娃。

一匹馬，一隻山羊，一頭豬，一隻黑猩猩。

the diamond collar-cladded Chiquita the cheetah

who accompanied Baker on trips to the cinema.

Giuseppe Pepito - which was probably for publicity -

朱塞佩-佩皮託--這可能是為了宣傳--。

in 1937 she married the aptly named Jean Lion.

1937年，她嫁給了恰如其分的讓-萊昂。

In the 1930s, she started to sing and star in movies.

20世紀30年代，她開始唱歌並出演電影。

As if being a wildly successful performer

彷彿成為一個瘋狂的成功的表演者

when the Nazis invaded France in World War Two,

當納粹在第二次世界大戰中入侵法國時。

While travelling, she flirted with diplomats

在旅行期間，她與外交官們調情

and had secret notes written in invisible ink

In recognition of her courageous contributions,

Baker received the Resistance Medal in 1946.

貝克是歐洲的一顆閃亮的明星。

but when she returned home to segregated America,

但當她回到被隔離的美國的家中時。

In 1951, she made charges of racism against the owner

1951年，她對業主提出了種族主義的指控。

of the famous Stork Club in New York City

著名的紐約市鸛鳥俱樂部的負責人

She was then targeted by high-profile journalist

Walter Winchell, who accused her of communism -

沃爾特-溫切爾，指責她的共產主義--

這在當時是一項非常嚴重的指控。

As a result, Baker was placed on an FBI watch list

結果，貝克被列入聯邦調查局的觀察名單

以及她在美國境內和境外的行動

were heavily restricted by the US government.

She toured Latin America and the Caribbean,

她在拉丁美洲和加勒比地區巡迴演出。

she wasn’t able to go back to the US until 1963.

When she did return to America, she spoke alongside

當她真的回到美國時，她和她的家人一起發言

After another marriage, this time to Jo Bouillon,

在另一次婚姻之後，這次是與喬-布永結婚。

Baker adopted 12 children that she called her Rainbow Tribe.

貝克收養了12個孩子，她稱之為 "彩虹部落"。

she starred in a retrospective revue in Paris,

她在巴黎主演了一場回顧性的歌舞劇。

celebrating her 50 years in showbusiness.

It was attended by Princess Grace, Sophia Loren,

格蕾絲王妃、索菲亞-羅蘭出席了會議。

Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, and Liza Minnelli

米克-賈格爾、戴安娜-羅斯和莉莎-明尼裡

僅舉幾例--而且它是一個粉碎性的！"。

這次演出後幾天，她就去世了。

we’ve come to expect from Josephine Baker,

我們已經開始期待約瑟芬-貝克的作品。

she was surrounded by rave reviews of her show.

她的表演被熱烈的評論所包圍。

She continues to influence culture today,

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