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the son of caribbean parents worked so hard to pull himself out of poverty and become educated. >> i am the first of my family to educated. >> reporter: and he would become an impact on music. >> and sidney portier and walter mat matthau. >> reporter: he was dubbed the king of calypso and at the same time he won an oscar for his role in the first movie with an all black cast. he went on the make 40 albums including more than 40 movie compilations and went on the make 10 movies. he was one of the first black performers to win a tony award for the broadway hit john murray anderson's "t...
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