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Harry belafonte was mainly an activist who became a great artist

BY Ed Rampell The multi-talented, widely admired performer Harry Belafonte died Tuesday, April 25, at age 96. He was born on March 1, 1927, in New York City as Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr. His ancestry is Jamaican and Martiniquan, and his paternal grandfather had Dutch Jewish origins. Belafonteโ€™s career took off with the film Carmen
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Harry Belafonte, 96, dies; barrier-breaking singer, actor, and activist

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 movement, died Tuesday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 96.
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Harry Belafonte | Biography, Movies, & Facts

Harry Belafonte, byname of Harold George Belafonte, Jr., (born March 1, 1927, New York City, New York, U.S.โ€”died April 25, 2023, New York City, New York), American singer, actor, producer, and activist who was a key figure in the folk music scene of the 1950s, especially known for popularizing the Caribbean folk songs known as calypsos. He was also involved in various social causes, notably the civil rights movement. Belafonte was born in the Harlem district of New York City to emigrants from...
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