Harry Belafonte
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02/28/1927
New York, NY |
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| Was the first African-American to produce and win an Emmy (Tonight With Harry Belafonte). The program aired in 1960. |
| Spent a good deal of his childhood in Jamaica. |
| Enlisted in the Navy after a learning disability caused him to discontinue his high school education. |
| Made recording history in 1956 when his third album Calypso sold more than one million copies. It was the first 33 1/3 rpm LP by a solo artist to sell one million |
| Cinematic debut was in the 1953 drama Bright Road. |
| Was encouraged by his mentor and fellow entertainer Paul Robeson to urge an audience to join in singing songs with him. |
| Appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF in March 1987, a position he has held for over two decades. |
