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In Memoriam: Jean-Claude Baker by Broadway & Me

Years ago, I took my aunt, then in her 80s, for lunch at Chez Josephine, the Theatre District bistro named for the legendary performer Josephine Baker. At some point during our meal, Jean-Claude Baker, the restaurant's owner and Josephine's adopted son, stopped by our table. He kissed my aunt's hand and then chatted with us for a few minutes. My aunt was charmed. "I didn't know you knew the owner," she whispered acro…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:18AM on January 17, 2015

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