Josephine Baker with her International family of children 1964 FRANCE - JUNE 09: Dordogne [France], music hall celebrity, Josephine BAKER, 58 years old, poses accompagnied by her eleven adopted children, all of different origins. The picture is taken at her Perigord Castle (aka 'le Chateau des Milandes', which was purchased in 1937). Josephine BAKER declares herself 'MAMAN UNIVERSELLE' (or universal mother in English) to her ethnically diverse group of children.