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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville , she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. [2] She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968.
Jun 11, 2024 · Pearl Bailey (born March 29, 1918, Newport News, Va., U.S.—died Aug. 17, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa.) was an American entertainer notable for her sultry singing and mischievous humour.
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Pearl Bailey. Actress: The Fox and the Hound. Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her birth name was Pearly Mae but her parents anticipated she would be a boy and when a girl was born she was nicknamed "Dickie". Her brother was entertainer Bill Bailey (1912-1978).
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- Newport News, Virginia, USA
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Wagner and Pearl Bailey in All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)- Louis Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, and Carol Channing
- Pearl Bailey in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
- Pearl Bailey and Perry Como in Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)
- Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Dorothy Dandridge, Roy Glenn, and Nick Stewart in Carmen Jones (1954)
- Pearl Bailey and Phyllis Diller
- Pearl Bailey in All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
- Pearl Bailey in The Landlord (1970)
- Sidney Poitier, Ruth Attaway, Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
- Pearl Bailey and her husband Louie Bellson backstage at "House of Flowers" where she is starring in the show in New York City 01-22-1955
- Pearl Bailey and Jackie Cooper
Pearl Bailey. Actress: The Fox and the Hound. Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her birth name was Pearly Mae but her parents anticipated she would be a boy and when a girl was born she was nicknamed "Dickie". Her brother was entertainer Bill Bailey (1912-1978).
- March 29, 1918
- August 17, 1990
Aug 19, 1990 · Pearl Bailey, the actress and singer with the sexy, throaty drawl and droll sense of humor who once was called America's "ambassador of love," died Friday at age 72.
Pearl Bailey was a trailblazer, humanitarian, President Medal of Freedom recipient and a true American entertainer. Bailey’s talent and determination propelled her to a household name leaving a mark on the worlds of music, theater, television, and activism.
May 29, 2018 · Full name Pearl Mae Bailey; born March 29, 1918, in Newport News, VA; died of heart failure, August 17, 1990, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Joseph James (a minister) and Ella Mae Bailey; married fourth husband, Louis Bellson, Jr. (a jazz drummer), November 19, 1952; children: Tony, DeeDee.
