Born March 1, 1927, Harry Belafonte is one of the leading lights of American cinema and music. Born to a working class family with roots in the islands of Martinique and Jamaica, Belafonte joined the U.S. Navy during the second World War. After being discharged, he came to work as a janitor’s assistant, where he […]
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