• Category: Recording
• Star rank: 646
• Address:
  6721 Hollywood Blvd
• Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
• GPS location:
  34.101681, -118.336696

Harold George “Harry” Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the “King of Calypso” for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing “The Banana Boat Song”, with its signature lyric “Day-O”. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush administration.

• Birth name: Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr.
• Born: March 1, 1927 (age 86) Harlem, New York, United States
• Genres: Calypso, vocal, folk
• Occupations: Singer, songwriter, actor, social activist
• Years active: 1949–present
• Labels: RCA Records Columbia Records EMI Island Records

Read more about Harry Belafonte at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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• Go west and cross McCadden
• Go east and cross Las Palmas
• Cross to the south side of Hollwood near McCadden
• Cross to the south side of Hollwood near Las Palmas

Nearby you will also find Barton MacLane, Dorothy Dandridge, Oscar Micheaux, Ernest Truex, and many others.