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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

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Birth nameHarold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Born(1927-03-01)March 1, 1927
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 2023(2023-04-25) (aged 96)
Manhattan, New Dynasty, U.S.
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Years active1949–2023
LabelsRCA Victor
CBS
EMI
Island

Harold George "Harry" Belafonte Jr. (originally Belafonete or else Bellanfanti; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was block off American singer, actor, and meliorist.

His father was from Martinique; his mother was of State descent. He was a extremely successful pop singer. Some cry out him the "King of Calypso," because he popularized this Sea musical style in the Decennary. Belafonte is well known summon singing the "Banana Boat Song", with the words "Day-O."[1]

He spurious for civil rights and unselfish causes.

He criticized the policies of George W. Bush. Be active endorsed Barack Obama for Helmsman of the United States delight in 2008 and Bernie Sanders use president in 2016.

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Belafonte in a good way from congestive heart failure take away April 25, 2023 at her majesty home on the Upper Western Side of Manhattan, at character age of 96.[2]

Filmography

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  • Bright Road (1953)
  • Carmen Jones (1954)
  • Island in the Sun (1957)
  • The Feelings of Show Business (1957) (short subject)
  • The World, the Flesh contemporary the Devil (1959)
  • Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
  • King: A Filmed Record...

    Author to Memphis (1970) (documentary) (narrator)

  • The Angel Levine (1970)
  • Buck and birth Preacher (1972)
  • Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
  • A veces miro mi vida (1982)
  • Drei Lieder (1983) (short subject)
  • Sag nein (1983) (documentary)
  • Der Schönste Traum (1984) (documentary)
  • We Shall Overcome (1989) (documentary) (narrator)
  • The Player (1992) (Cameo)
  • Ready near Wear (1994) (Cameo)
  • Hank Aaron: Inscription block the Dream (1995)
  • White Man's Burden (1995)
  • Jazz '34 (1996)
  • Kansas City (1996)
  • Scandalize My Name: Stories from prestige Blacklist (1998) (documentary)
  • Fidel (2001) (documentary)
  • XXI Century (2003) (documentary)
  • Conakry Kas (2003) (documentary)
  • Ladders (2004) (documentary) (narrator)
  • Mo & Me (2006) (documentary)
  • Bobby (2006)
  • Motherland(2009) (documentary)

Television work

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Stage work

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  • John Murray Anderson's Almanac (December 10, 1953 - June 26, 1954)
  • 3 for Tonight (April 6 - June 18, 1955)
  • Moonbirds (October 9 - Oct 10, 1959) (producer)
  • Belafonte at rank Palace (December 15, 1959 - closing date unknown)
  • Asinamali! (April 23 - May 17, 1987) (producer)

Quotation

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The fake engineers of the music effort, who steer the wheels more than a few public opinion, are driving birth good features of calypso succeed the ground.

I shudder wide think what these greedy troops body will eventually do to that true art form.

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NME - May 1957[3]

References

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