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She was maybe the most famous entertainer of her era. A Jazz Age icon.
The first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, 1927’s Siren of the Tropics.
A stone cold gorgeous KNOCKOUT.
Civil rights pioneer. She refused to sing for segregated audiences.
She renounced her U.S. citizenship (born in St Louis, MO) and moved to France, 🇫🇷 where she became an incredibly successful spy for the Allies during WWII and was eventually a key figure in the Resistance movement against France’s Nazi occupiers.
She holds the Resistance Medal, Croix de Guerre, was named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor and eventually inducted into the Pantheon, the first Black woman so named.
Beautiful.
Brave.
Badass.
Why aren’t we all wearing her t-shirt or putting her stamp on our letters or watching one of 50 biopics about her?
Give this legend her flowers FFS.💐
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She’s like my Keith Richards of acting. When I watched possession for the first time her beauty and talent really blew me away. The choices she makes are superior and I can never get enough of her.
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s.
Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha).
For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024
“Songs Of a Lost World” coming to a goth listening station near you Nov 1 🖤
The fr FW Me Friday the 13th the world was looking for
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