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Pearl Bailey

1918 - 1990

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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Pearl Bailey is the 6,840th most popular actor (up from 6,855th in 2024), the 10,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,117th in 2019) and the 3,149th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Pearl Bailey ranks 6,845 out of 13,578. Before her are Laurent Lafitte, Sam Bottoms, Mark Feuerstein, Soumitra Chatterjee, Adriana Ozores, Prunella Scales, Seohyun, George E. Stone, Marie Prevost, Stanislav Boklan, and Kaitlin Olson. After her are Heiner Lauterbach.

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Among people born in 1918, Pearl Bailey ranks 295. Before her are Gersh Budker, Anne Gwynne, Tony Rolt, Ntsu Mokhehle, Yelizaveta Chaikina, and Mrinalini Sarabhai. After her are Dusty Anderson, Elaine de Kooning, Balasaraswati, Dick Esser, Albertina Sisulu, and James Daly. Among people deceased in 1990, Pearl Bailey ranks 287. Before her are Çetin Zeybek, Mike Mazurki, József Moravetz, Ed Czerkiewicz, Spark Matsunaga, and Bob Gerard. After her are David Hampshire, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Donald A. Wollheim, Juan Manuel Bordeu, Dries van der Lof, and Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pearl Bailey ranks 10,582 out of 20,380. Before her are Kevin Von Erich (1957), Walter Mirisch (1921), Eddie Condon (1905), Sally Menke (1953), Sheila Young (1950), Walter Winchell (1897), William Glackens (1870), Brad Wilk (1968), Peggy Fleming (1948), John Bell Hatcher (1861), Thelma Kalama (1931), and Kaitlin Olson (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pearl Bailey ranks 3,150. Before her are Kelly Slater (1972), Ann Sothern (1909), Devin Ratray (1977), Sam Bottoms (1955), Mark Feuerstein (1971), and Kaitlin Olson (1975). After her are Susan Dey (1952), Carré Otis (1968), Patricia Belcher (1954), Ben Platt (1993), Jack Wagner (1959), and Bill Erwin (1914).

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