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instanceOf
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actor
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civil rights activist
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film producer
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human
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philanthropist
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singer
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television producer
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awardReceived
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Emmy Award
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Grammy Award
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Kennedy Center Honors
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National Medal of Arts
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Tony Award
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causeOfDeath
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congestive heart failure
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child
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Shari Belafonte
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surface form:
Adrienne Belafonte
David Belafonte
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Gina Belafonte
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Shari Belafonte
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closeCollaborator
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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conflictParticipatedIn
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World War II
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1927-03-01
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dateOfDeath
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2023-04-25
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educatedAt
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Dramatic Workshop of the New School
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New School for Social Research
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surface form:
The New School
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ethnicGroup
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African American
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familyName
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Bellanfanti
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fullName
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Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
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genre
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calypso
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folk music
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pop music
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world music
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givenName
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Harold
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influencedBy
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Paul Robeson
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instrument
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vocals
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militaryService
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United States Navy
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movement
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American civil rights movement
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nickname
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King of Calypso
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notableAchievement
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first solo artist to sell over one million copies of an LP with the album Calypso
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popularized calypso music internationally in the 1950s
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notableWork
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Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
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Buck and the Preacher
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Calypso
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Carmen Jones
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Island in the Sun
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Jamaica Farewell
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Jump in the Line
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Odds Against Tomorrow
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The Harry Belafonte Show
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Uptown Saturday Night
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occupation
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actor
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civil rights activist
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film producer
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record producer
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singer
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television producer
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placeOfBirth
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Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
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placeOfDeath
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New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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positionHeld
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UN Goodwill Ambassador
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surface form:
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
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recordLabel
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RCA Victor
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religion
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Roman Catholicism
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residence
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New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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spouse
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Julie Robinson
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Marguerite Byrd
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Pamela Frank
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stageName
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Harry Belafonte
self-link
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supportedCause
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anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
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global poverty alleviation
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human rights
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racial equality
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