Bubble Baker

 

I am guilty of getting to know Josephine over the distance of seven to eight decades and I know now to my chagrin that I had smugly misjudged her. My previous impression was that she used her sexuality as her main reach toward fame and stardom but lo, the truth be known, that she appears somewhat childlike in her comfort with her native state. Her usage of that aspect was more a byproduct of who she was than the whimsical and fresh nature of her character and her fabulous gifts of dance, song, and acting that made her a true superstar. As one watches Josephine in the old movies my impression of her, the respect and affection for her has increased immeasurably and I see her as truly a star of the first magnitude.