Description:
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. Also, he appeared in the Broadway revues "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "Three for Tonight". He owns his own music publishing firm and film production company. He won a Tony Award in 1953, a Donaldson Award in 1953-1954, a Show Business Award in 1954, a Diners' Club Award in 1955-1956, and an Emmy Award for "Tonight with Belafonte". He has made many records. Joining the ASCAP in 1960, his popular-music compositions include "Turn Around", "Shake That Little Foot" and "Glory Manger".
Birthday
March 1, 1927
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Alternative names
Harry Belafonté
, Harry Bellafonte
Height
185 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Pamela Frank April 12, 2008 - April 25, 2023 (his death),Julie Robinson March 8, 1957 - 2004 (divorced),Marguerite Belafonte June 18, 1948 - February 28, 1957 (divorced)
Parents
Melvine Love
Relatives
Rachel Blue (Grandchild)
Trivia
His album "Midnight Special" (1962) featured the first-ever recorded appearance by a then young harmonica player named Bob Dylan.
Quotes
Unless you have had the experience of sitting in a village in
war-ravaged Guatemala, or a humble, box-like room in the wretched South
African township of Alexandra, or in a dust-covered hovel on a Native
American reservation, or in the tin shacks that house the thousands who
live desperate lives in East Kingston Jamaica, or in an overcrowded,
below-poverty-level dwelling in a Ghetto in New York, Chicago, or
Detroit, among people whose lives are dominated by their bitter
struggle for existence and some bit of dignity, unless you've seen from
these places the looks on the faces of small children as they watched
Sesame Street or the Muppets, you'll never really understand what Jim
and his colleagues have done for millions of children all over the
world, children who have never smiled, nor dared to dream, had it not
been for Jim Henson. I come from those places; I know these faces.
Through them I came to fully appreciate Jim.
Nickname
The King of Calypso
Salaries
$1,800 /week
Trademarks
His handsome, youthful appearance
