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Freda Josephine Baker ( née McDonald; June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by ...
Betty Grable. Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll 's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day ...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.
Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine has several architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan -designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), Catholic priest and scientist. Christine Brewer (born 1955), Grammy Award winner, soprano. Lottie Briscoe (1883–1950), stage and silent film actress. Lou Brock (1939–2020), Major League Baseball player ( St. Louis Cardinals 1964–1979), Hall of Famer.
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, [ 2] Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle 's film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old. [ 3] She continued to model into her late ...
Léa Seydoux. Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne ( French: [le.a sɛ.du] ⓘ; born 1 July 1985) is a French actress. Prolific in both French cinema and Hollywood, she has received various accolades including five César Award nominations, two Lumières Awards, a BAFTA Award nomination, and the Trophée Chopard Award.
The St. Louis Walk of Fame honors notable people from St. Louis, Missouri, who made contributions to the culture of the United States. All inductees were either born in the Greater St. Louis area or spent their formative or creative years there. [ 1] Contribution can be in any area; most of the current inductees made their achievements in ...