Josephine Baker – French Resistance

With her famous costumes made of artificial bananas, Josephine Baker became a symbol of the Jazz Age. She was a sensation in Paris, where this American-born entertainer moved and rose to fame. But Josephine was also a French Resistance agent during World War II. She was recruited by a French military intelligence and was an “honorable correspondent.” She charmed people and gathered information about the German troops. Baker had 12 children through adoption – ten sons and two daughters. She was honored with a Croix de Guerre (military cross) after the war, as well as with the Rosette de la Resistance. She died in Aril 1975 at the age of 68.