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The talented, well-known Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday

Harry Belafonte died Tuesday, April 25 in Manhattan, N.Y. He was 96.
Belafonte was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s.
He  is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category, according to Wikipedia.
Belafonte was born: March 1, 1927, Harlem, New York, NY
He was married to: Pamela Frank (m. 2008), Julie Robinson (m. 1957–2008), Marguerite Belafonte (m. 1948–1957)

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