He subsequently received a Tony Award for his participation in the Broadway revue John Murray Anderson’s Almanac. At the end of the 1940s, he took classes in acting at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York with the influential German director Erwin Piscator alongside Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Bea Arthur, and Sidney Poitier, while performing with the American Negro Theatre.
When he returned to New York City he attended George Washington High School after which he joined the Navy and served during World War II. Belafonte was the son of Melvine (née Love), a housekeeper, and Harold George Belafonete, Sr., a Jamaican who worked as chef in the Royal Navy.įrom 1935 to 1940, he lived with his grandmother in the village of Aboukir in her native country of Jamaica.
He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. 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. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the “King of Calypso,” a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. (né Belafonete born March 1, 1927)at Lying-in Hospital, New York City, New York, is an American musician, actor and social activist. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a rambunctious spirit whose “help” quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Lyrics below.Īfter Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. What could be better for Throwback Thursday than the song by Harry Belafonte – Day-o (Banana Boat Song) from the movie: Beetlejuice, back in 1988 ? Sit back and enjoy the music video.
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