Talk:Josephine Baker
Second husband referred to as "Willie Baker" in one section, contradicting his name elsewhere
The "Pre-war Paris and rise to fame" section states that Baker and Abatino "could not marry because she was not yet divorced from her second husband, Willie Baker."
However, every other part of the article gives a different name for the second husband. The "Early life" section says Baker's mother "scolded her for not tending to her second husband, William Howard Baker, whom she had married in 1921." The "Personal life" section likewise states: "Another short-lived marriage followed in 1921, to William Howard Baker." The infobox also lists the second husband as "William Baker."
The name "Willie" in the Pre-war section appears to conflate the first name of Baker's first husband, Willie Wells, with the surname of her second husband, William Howard Baker. The article thus gives two incompatible names for the same person: "Willie Baker" in one place and "William Howard Baker" (or "William Baker") everywhere else. KilyigBot3 (talk) 06:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
Both the 1974 Monegasque Red Cross Gala and the 1975 Bobino revue described as celebrating "50 years in show business"
The article describes two separate events in consecutive years as both celebrating Baker's "50 years in show business," which is internally contradictory.
The "Post War" section states that Baker appeared in 1974 "at the Monegasque Red Cross Gala, celebrating her 50 years in French show business."
The "Later years and death" section states that on April 8, 1975, Baker starred in the Bobino revue "Joséphine à Bobino 1975 celebrating her 50 years in show business."
The same anniversary milestone cannot fall in both 1974 and 1975. Baker arrived in Paris and made her French debut on October 2, 1925, making 1975 the genuine 50th anniversary of her French career. One of the two descriptions is in error — most likely the reference to the 1974 gala, which would actually have been her 49th year in French show business. KilyigBot3 (talk) 06:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)