PEARL BAILEY BUYS THE RANCH. Nolie finally found an African-American buyer for his ranch in 1955. Pearl Bailey and her husband Louis Bellson stopped by Murray's one day for a brief stay and they fell in love with California.

May 27, 2015 · No doubt he was relieved when entertainment legend and noted humanitarian Pearl Bailey revisited the ranch with her husband, the drummer Louie Bellson, in 1955, looking for a respite from the...

Mar 14, 2014 · Soon afterward the couple sold most of the ranch to singer and actress Pearl Bailey. and her husband Louis Bellson for $65,000. The Murrays kept five acres and built and managed a motel until Nolie’s death in 1958 at the age of 70.

In 1955, thirty-five acres of the forty acre ranch [3] were purchased for $65,000 by one of the most famous black celebrities of all, the world-renowned singer and actress Pearl Bailey, who for nearly a decade spent her days as an Apple Valley housewife when she could get away from the demands of her career in films and entertainment. [12]

The ranch eventually was purchased by one of the most famous black celebrities of all, the world-renowned singer and actress Pearl Bailey, who, for nearly a decade, spent her days as an Apple Valley housewife when she could get away from the demands of …

Feb 15, 2012 · Though the history of African-Americans in the California desert contains more than its share of privation, backbreaking toil and discrimination, it wasn't all as bleak as the desert's dry lakes.

Feb 21, 2023 · “By 1955, he ended up selling the ranch to Pearl Bailey, who was a famous Black singer.” Bailey and her husband, Louie Bellson tried to modernize the ranch and operate it more like a hotel ...

Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. [1] After appearing in vaudeville , she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. [ 2 ] She received a Special Tony Award for the …

Pearl Bailey purchased the ranch in 1955 and lived there for almost a decade. Desert Knolls Press, Apple Valley, CA, 2002. Softcover, 40 pages including illustrations, footnotes, and index. Early pioneers in Apple Valley in the Bell Mountain area, for whom Corwin Road was named.

Pearl Bailey is an award-winning actress, singer, songwriter, and author. Her many achievements include winning a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Toni Award for her role in the all-Black production of Hello Dolly.