Pearl Bailey’s Death – Cause and Date

The stage actress Pearl Bailey died at the age of 72. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

African-American singer and actress who won a Tony Award for her performance in an all-black Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! Her other Broadway credits include House of Flowers and St. Louis Woman.

Her brother, Bill Bailey, had a career as a tap dancer. Her second husband, Louie Bellson, was a jazz percussionist.

Quotes

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“There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.” (Pearl Bailey)

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“A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.” (Pearl Bailey)

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“The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.” (Pearl Bailey)

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“You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.” (Pearl Bailey)

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“We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us – not our effects on others.” (Pearl Bailey)