The Pearl

Pearl Bailey



Pearl Bailey was an actress, vaudevillian star and singer, as well as starring on Broadway.



Some Interesting Facts
* She won a Tony Award for her role in an all African-American version of Hello, Dolly!

* She made her stage debut at 15.

* During the 1970's she had her own TV show "The Pearl Bailey Show".

* She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1988 (the year I was born!).

* President Gerald Ford made her the special ambassador to the United Nations in 1975.

* In her later years she wrote several books on various topics, including a cook book.

Some Quotes from Pearl Bailey
- "What the world really needs is more love and less paper work."

- "To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil."

- "A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive."

- "Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first."

- "No one can figure out your worth but you."

- "We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us -- not our effects on others."

A Video of Pearl Bailey