Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Blind Item #11 - Mr. X - Old Hollywood

The songstress/actress who spent much of her career overseas because she was more accepted had a great hook when she married the guy who was a fake Count. He was really her "broker."

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    1. Jean Lion for the husband?(she had four)

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  2. Anonymous11:20 AM

    Lynn Whitman was smoking hot playing her in that HBO movie

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    1. Anonymous11:21 AM

      Whitfield. Mea culpa.

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    2. Beautiful woman. Her voice.... listen to it forever. Used to frequent a place in NYC called Chez Josephine which was(is?) an homage to her. Not sure it’s still there.

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    3. She passed in 1975 and her son Jean-Claude opened it in 1986, so she didn't exactly frequent it. It is still there.

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    4. I frequented it

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    5. Didn’t think that was easily misconstrued.. but oh wells

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    6. Sorry, I didn't realize you were referring to yourself.

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    8. No worries. Considering I know a bit about her, her music son and personal history; enough anyway, to know she was the answer, it’s likely I wouldn’t refer her as hanging out in a boite long after her death.::

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    9. Homme-age.
      He's 46
      But if he kicks another female photographer in the face
      He won't get much older.
      😁📷

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  3. Check out her wikipedia pic, it's like old time instagram yachter 😅

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker

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  4. A yachter who worked for the French Resistance and campaigned for civil rights

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    1. And found time to raise a Rainbow Tribe....what a life !

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  5. You got homage right the first time, Tricia. :)

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    1. Nah the alternative spelling is more aptly applied when the tribute is expressively done in the style of the person being honored- like Chez Josephine is ...

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  6. The husband is , "Count" Pepito Abatino


    . At the start of her career in France, Baker met a Sicilian former stonemason who passed himself off as a count, who persuaded her to let him manage her.[19] Giuseppe Pepito Abatino was not only Baker's management, but her lover as well.

    its straight off her wikipedia

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  7. @Tricia13

    I went there as well and it was a great place! It's still open too!

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    1. Thank you @SassyRican:) Haven’t has occasion or been by in years since I haven’t lived in NYC for a long time. Jean Claude was always so lovely and hospitable.. had an theatre event or 2 there . Wonderful
      Way to honor his Mom...

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  8. Wow. Worried about the usage of "homage," and pays no attention to punctuation.

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    1. Do explain and please feel free to write it as you feel it should be written.
      I'm genuinely interested.

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  9. how DARE you question Tricia !!! peasant !!

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  10. This is a beautiful song about her:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gJMPZUrZm4

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