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Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
Harry Belafonte -- the legendary actor, producer, activist and multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter known as the "Calypso King" -- has died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York ...
Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. Belafonte died ...
He was one of the organizers for “We Are the World,” and was involved in the anti-apartheid movement and many The post Harry Belafonte, actor, singer, activist dies at 96 appeared first on ...
Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96. He was the first Black man to win an Emmy and a Tony.
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart ...
Julie Robinson Belafonte (September 14, 1928 – March 9, 2024) was an American dancer, actress and costume designer. She was the second wife of Harry Belafonte . She died on March 9, 2024, at the age of 95.
1990: Escape artist Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus died on Halloween when the glass 'coffin' he was attempting to escape from collapsed under the weight of wet cement poured on top of it. Burrus died on the 64th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, who was Burrus' inspiration for the performance.