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      American singer, actor, and civil rights activist

      • Harry Belafonte (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.
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  2. Harry Belafonte (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.

  3. Apr 25, 2023 · Quick Facts. FULL NAME: Harold George Belafonte Jr. BORN: March 1, 1927. DIED: April 25, 2023. BIRTHPLACE: New York, New York. SPOUSES: Marguerite Byrd (1948-1957), Julie Robinson...

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  4. Apr 21, 2024 · Harold George Belafonte, Jr. Born: March 1, 1927, New York City, New York, U.S. Died: April 25, 2023, New York City, New York (aged 96) Awards And Honors: Tony Awards. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2022) Academy Award (2015) Kennedy Center Honors (1989) Grammy Award (1965) Grammy Award (1960) (Show more)

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  5. Apr 25, 2023 · Harry Belafonte, who stormed the pop charts and smashed racial barriers in the 1950s with his highly personal brand of folk music, and who went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights...

  6. Apr 25, 2023 · CNN —. Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96.

  7. Apr 25, 2023 · He retired from performing as he entered his ninth decade but never halted his activism until his death on April 24 at the age of 96, as reported by The New York Times. He was born Harold...

  8. Apr 25, 2023 · Born in Harlem on 1 March 1927, Harold George Bellanfanti Jr was the son of mixed-race West Indian immigrants. His racial lineage was complex. "On both sides of my family, my aunts and uncles...

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