Harry Belafonte
Dutch postcard by Gebr. Spanjersberg N.V., Rotterdam, no. 3793. Photo: Centfox. Publicity still for Island in the Sun (Robert Rossen, 1957).
Singer, actor, composer, author, and producer Harry Belafonte (1927) is one of the most successful African-American artists in history. As the 'King of Calypso', he popularized the Caribbean musical style internationally in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist and his hit The Banana Boat Song has become an evergreen. He also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise, 1959), Robert Altman's Kansas City (1996) and Bobby (Emilio Estevez, 2006). Throughout his career he has been an advocate for humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa.
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Harry Belafonte
Dutch postcard by Gebr. Spanjersberg N.V., Rotterdam, no. 3793. Photo: Centfox. Publicity still for Island in the Sun (Robert Rossen, 1957).
Singer, actor, composer, author, and producer Harry Belafonte (1927) is one of the most successful African-American artists in history. As the 'King of Calypso', he popularized the Caribbean musical style internationally in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist and his hit The Banana Boat Song has become an evergreen. He also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise, 1959), Robert Altman's Kansas City (1996) and Bobby (Emilio Estevez, 2006). Throughout his career he has been an advocate for humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa.
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