Harry Belafonte

Summary

Harry Belafonte is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Seraing^[2]. He passed away in New York City^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], entertainer^[5], civil rights advocate^[6], peace activist^[7], and recording artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,133 views/month, #3,773 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Harry Belafonte's place of birth was Seraing^[2].
• Harry Belafonte was born in Harlem^[10].
• Harry Belafonte's place of birth was New York City^[11].
• Harry Belafonte died in New York City^[3].
• Harry Belafonte passed away in Upper West Side^[12].
• A child of Harry Belafonte was Shari Belafonte^[13].
• A child of Harry Belafonte was David Belafonte^[14].
• A child of Harry Belafonte was Gina Belafonte^[15].
• Harry Belafonte held citizenship in United States^[16].
• Harry Belafonte held citizenship in Jamaica^[17].
• English was Harry Belafonte's native language^[18].
• Harry Belafonte is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[19].
• Harry Belafonte worked as a singer^[4].
• Harry Belafonte's professions included entertainer^[5].
• Harry Belafonte's professions included civil rights advocate^[6].
• Harry Belafonte worked as a peace activist^[7].
• Harry Belafonte worked as a recording artist^[8].
• Harry Belafonte worked as a songwriter^[20].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was film industry^[21].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was music industry^[22].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was peace movement^[23].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was civil rights movement^[24].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was pop music^[25].
• Harry Belafonte's field of work was traditional folk music^[26].
• Harry Belafonte held the position of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-03-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-04-25^[31]

• Genre(s): calypso, contemporary folk, easy listening, folk, folk pop, mento, pop, traditional pop^[32]

• Community tags: calypso, contemporary folk, easy listening, folk, folk pop, mento, pop, traditional pop, world^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 49c48b7f-1ff1-4f02-a1aa-ca1254b46ef2^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Seraing^[2], a municipality of Belgium^[35], in Belgium^[36]; Harlem^[10], a neighborhood of Manhattan^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1653^[39]; and New York City^[11], a global city^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1624^[42]. Harry Belafonte is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[19]. English was his native language^[18].

Education

Educated at Wolmer's Schools^[43], a school^[44], in Jamaica^[45], founded in 1729^[46]; George Washington Educational Campus^[47], a high school^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1919^[50]; and The New School^[51], a private university^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1919^[54].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], entertainer^[5], civil rights advocate^[6], peace activist^[7], recording artist^[8], and songwriter^[20]. Fields of work include film industry^[21], a type of industry^[55]; music industry^[22], a type of industry^[56]; peace movement^[23]; civil rights movement^[24]; pop music^[25], a music genre^[57], founded in 1950^[58]; and traditional folk music^[26], a music genre^[59]. Among Harry Belafonte's employers was UNICEF^[60]. He held the position of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical^[61], Emmy Award^[62], Paul Robeson Award^[63], Kennedy Center Honors^[64], Q6533207^[65], and National Medal of Arts^[66].

Personal Life

Children include Shari Belafonte^[13], an actor^[67], b. 1954^[68], of United States^[69]; David Belafonte^[14], an actor^[70], b. 1957^[71], of United States^[72]; and Gina Belafonte^[15], an actor^[73], b. 1961^[74], of United States^[75]. Harry Belafonte was affiliated with the Democratic Party^[76].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include New York City^[3], a global city^[77], in United States^[78], founded in 1624^[79] and Upper West Side^[12], a neighborhood of Manhattan^[80], in United States^[81].

Why It Matters

Harry Belafonte ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,133 views/month, #3,773 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

FAQs

Where was Harry Belafonte born?

Born in Seraing^[2], Harry Belafonte…

Where did Harry Belafonte die?

Harry Belafonte died in New York City^[3].

What did Harry Belafonte do for work?

Harry Belafonte worked as singer^[4], entertainer^[5], civil rights advocate^[6], peace activist^[7], and recording artist^[8].

Where did Harry Belafonte go to school?

Harry Belafonte was educated at Wolmer's Schools^[43], George Washington Educational Campus^[47], and The New School^[51].

What awards did Harry Belafonte receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical^[61], Emmy Award^[62], Paul Robeson Award^[63], and Kennedy Center Honors^[64].