Legendary singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte turns 95 today. Here's a look at highlights from his life, in photos:
Ed Sullivan is shown with Harry Belafonte on May 24, 1955 in New York. Singer Harry Belafonte is shown Oct. 2, 1956 during a performance at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Singer Harry Belafonte, left, and producer Jack Warner hold awards presented to them at a dinner of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, Jan. 24, 1957. Belafonte, presented with the annual Brotherhood Award, is the first Black entertainer to be so honored.
Entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte speaks to a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a youth march for integration, Oct. 25, 1958. At left, seated, is baseball player Jackie Robinson who also spoke. Calypso king Harry Belafonte, the American singer and screen star, and his wife, Julie are trailed by a couple of Italian autograph hunting fans as they stroll through the Piazza Della Signoria in Florence, Italy, July 18, 1958.
Harry Belafonte, the first Black man to win an Emmy, kisses the golden statuette he won in Hollywood for Outstanding Variety or Musical Performance of the past television season, June 20, 1960. Actor-singer Harry Belafonte, his wife, Julie, daughter Adrienne, 14, son David, 5, and their newborn daughter, Gina, are shown prior to boarding a plane at Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Dec. 20, 1961.
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