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Harry Belafonte (Finding Aid)
1927 -
Interview Length: 56 minutes
Interview Date(s): November 2, 2000
Interview Location(s): The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Abstract
Danny Glover interviews Harry Belafonte as part of the HistoryMakers 'An Evening With...' series. Belafonte covers topics about his parents, his early hardships growing up in Jamaica, and his experiences in the Navy at age seventeen. Belafonte then discusses his interest in acting that produced a life-long friendship with actor Sidney Poitier and his subsequent foray into professional singing. Later, Belafonte talks about his friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the 1960s, and the political activism that caused him to be blacklisted by Hollywood's movie studios. This interview is also interspersed with television and movie clips highlighting Belafonte's singing career and his acting roles on stage and screen.
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- Sponsors of Harry Belafonte interview
- Introduction to 'An Evening With Harry Belafonte'
- Danny Glover introduces Harry Belafonte as he enters the auditorium
- Harry Belafonte talks about his early life in the United States and his subsequent move to Jamaica
- Harry Belafonte talks about his family's return to the United States
- Harry Belafonte discusses his Navy experiences during World War II
- Harry Belafonte talks about his experiences in the theater after leaving the Navy
- A series of television and movie clips of Harry Belafonte
- Harry Belafonte recalls his first encounter with Sidney Poitier
- Harry Belafonte details his foray into a professional singing career
- A series of television clips of Harry Belafonte singing
- Harry Belafonte details his response to Ed Sullivan after being blacklisted
- Harry Belafonte talks about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his involvement with the Civil Rights Movement
- A series of Harry Belafonte's acting roles that show glimpses of his social activism
- Harry Belafonte talks about the fallout from his involvement in the plight of Nelson Mandela in the 1960s
- A series of Harry Belafonte's movie roles from the 1970s to the present
- Harry Belafonte gives his views about the world's current racial and social problems
- Film clips showing Harry Belafonte's current humanitarian activities, family and friends
- Harry Belafonte talks about how he would like to be remembered
- Closing credits from Harry Belafonte interview