deaths
August 17, 1990
Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (born 1918)
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.
August 17
August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.