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Belafonte, New York 19. 1960 Winner Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series. The Revlon Revue. For "Tonight with Belafonte". 1956 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Best Male Singer. 1956 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Best Specialty Act - Single or Group.
- March 1, 1927
- April 25, 2023
Harry Belafonte is a legendary and multitalented artist and activist. He was the first black performer to win an Emmy Award and the first recording artist to sell over a million copies of a single album with Calypso (1956) featuring his hit “Day-O.” Born in Harlem in 1927, Belafonte spent time with his maternal grandmother in Jamaica before returning to Harlem for high school.
Harry Belafonte. Harry Belafonte (/ ˌbɛləˈfɒnti / 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. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the ...
Honored for : John Murray Anderson's Almanac. Check all the awards won and nominated for by Harry Belafonte - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (2014) , Grammy Hall of Fame Award (2008) , BET Humanitarian Award (2006) and more awards. Harry Belafonte is an author.
Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) Harry Belafonte. Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on television and records. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York.
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- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Harry Belafonte is an American singer, songwriter, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album "Calypso" (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for ...
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Nov 8, 2014 · The Academy also presented honorary Oscars to Maureen O'Hara, Hayao Miyazaki and Jean-Claude Carriere. By Gregg Kilday. November 8, 2014 11:12pm. Susan Sarandon and Harry Belafonte Chris Pizzello ...
