births
March 29, 1918
Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (died 1990)
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.
March 29
March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 277 days remain until the end of the year.