Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Interment Location Visited  
West Goshen Township, PA December 3, 2025  

Photographed December 3, 2025.
Photographed December 3, 2025.
Photographed December 3, 2025.

Fast Facts

Born: March 29, 1918 in Newport News, Virginia

Spouses: John Randolph Pinkett (m. 1948-1952); Louie Bellson (m. 1952-1990)

Emmy Award: Outstanding Performer in Children’s Programming (1986)

Presidential Medal of Freedom: Awarded by Ronald Reagan (1988)

Died: August 17, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cause of Death: Arteriosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

Age: 72

Interment: Rolling Green Memorial Park, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania

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