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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.
The family noted that Harry Belafonte also leaves behind his "third and current" wife, Pamela, as well as his ex-wife Julie, whom they jokingly called the singer's "sparring partner for 50+ years ...
Shari Lynn Belafonte [2] (born September 22, 1954) [3] is an American actress, model and singer. The daughter of the late singer and actor Harry Belafonte , she began her career as a fashion model before making her big screen debut appearing in the 1982 drama film If You Could See What I Hear .
Gina Belafonte (born September 8, 1961) is an American actress, film and stage producer, and civil rights activist. The youngest daughter of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte , [ 1 ] she has appeared in such films as Bright Lights, Big City , Tokyo Pop (both 1988), and BlacKkKlansman (2018).
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 ...
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.
As a prominent activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and trailblazing Black entertainer, Belafonte's loss was felt across a wide swath of American life. Harry ...