Pearl Bailey
March 29, 1918 - August 17, 1990
Actress and singer
Honors -
Special Tony Award for title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! (1968)
Daytime Emmy Award for role as fairy godmother in the television special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1986)
"Takes Two to Tango" - Top 10 in 1952
Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award (1976, first African-American to receive award)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1988)
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