Dee Dee Bellson, 49, the daughter of Broadway entertainer and singer Pearl Bailey and jazz drummer Louie Bellson who ... Bailey and Louis Bellson married in London in 1952 and later adopted two ...

Dee Dee Bellson, 49, the daughter of Broadway entertainer and singer Pearl Bailey and jazz drummer Louie ... in London in 1952 and later adopted two children, Dee Dee and Tony.

Bailey’s namesake graces the Pearl Bailey Library at 2510 Wickham ... because the studio serves the most children in the community close to Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center.

Kat Victoria thinks that multitalented performer Pearl Bailey was a real jewel. “I read her book, ‘The Raw Pearl,’ and I fell in love with her,” the Evanston native said. That’s what ...