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Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson Photo Collection
Photographs of Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson, by Max Machol, Tudor Owen, Ted Bettencourt, Pic Photos, and other uncredited photographers. 13 photographs, various sizes and formats. Around 1950–80.
Submitted for adoption by Sam Bessen
This collection of thirteen original photographs is from Pearl Bailey’s personal collection. Bailey was a rousing singer and actress, known for live performances that mixed humor and music, and for a long stage and movie career. The photos show her alone, with her husband, the great drummer Louie Bellson, and with or other family members, musical, and film figures. A candid photo of Bellson shows him playing traditional drums in an unidentified African tribal setting.