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Thursday, August 25, 2022

How Josephine Baker Upended Sexual Stereotypes While Advocating For Civil Rights

In the first half of the 20th century, dancer and singer Josephine Baker left the segregated United States for Paris, where she became one of the world's biggest stars. Baker went on to aid her adopted country of France during World War II by spying on Nazis. Yet, she didn't forget about the ...

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Monday, August 1, 2022

How Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Became Hollywood's Golden Couple

In August 1952, a little-known 22-year-old actress named Joanne Woodward ducked into her agent's office to escape the brutal New York City heat. Inside, she encountered an equally unknown 27-year-old Paul Newman, dressed impeccably in his seersucker suit, with a full head of curly hair and ...

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