Pearl Bailey in her dressing room
ca. 1946
Paul S. Henderson (d. 1966)
4x5 inch black and white negative
Henderson Collection, Maryland Historical Society
HEN.00.A2-247Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) was an actress and singer who made her Broadway debut in 1946. Bailey’s title role in the all-African American production of Hello Dolly! in 1968 won her a Tony Award.
Pearl Bailey in her dressing room, 1946. Photo by Paul S. Henderson via the Maryland Historical Society.
Pearl Bailey in her dressing room, 1946. Photo by Paul S. Henderson, a photographer for the Richmond Afro-American...
Love this shot.
Doesn’t Queen Latifah kinda resemble