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Pearl Bailey


Born
in The United States
March 29, 1918

Died
August 17, 1990


American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. ...more

Average rating: 4.15 · 156 ratings · 14 reviews · 39 distinct worksSimilar authors
Pearl's Kitchen: An Extraor...

4.68 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions
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Between You and Me: A Heart...

3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions
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Raw Pearl

3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1968 — 13 editions
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Duey's Tale

3.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions
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Talking to Myself.

3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1971 — 12 editions
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Hurry Up, America, and Spit

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions
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Forty American Biographies

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1964
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Rare Pearl Bailey RAW PEARL...

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Row, Row, Row Sheet Music

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Challenging Maze for Kids A...

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“You never find yourself until you face the truth.”
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“The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.”
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“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork”
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