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The Harry Belafonte Story

BBC Radio 2
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3/4. Whoopi Goldberg profiles singer, actor, political activist and social historian Harry Belafonte , who was raised in Harlem, New York City, to West Indian parents before establishing himself as a popular calypso-influenced singer, Hollywood actor and political activist. This edition recalls the late
50s and early 60s, when Belafonte is one of the most internationally recognised black men, becoming the first non-white television producer and a Cultural Advisor to the Peace Corps. The series includes an interview with Belafonte, plus input from Odetta, singer
Nana Mouskouri , Bill Cosby and others.

Contributors

Unknown:
Whoopi Goldberg
Unknown:
Harry Belafonte
Singer:
Nana Mouskouri
Singer:
Bill Cosby
Source: Radio Times

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