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Post by rick on Apr 25, 2023 10:22:25 GMT -5
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Post by rick on Apr 25, 2023 17:30:40 GMT -5
Petula Clark discussing her TV special with Harry Belafonte —
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Post by erik on Apr 26, 2023 20:59:00 GMT -5
Definitely a big loss for the entertainment and civil rights worlds, as Belafonte kept himself active in both areas practically up until he breathed his last.
It should be noted that one of Belafonte's early roles on the big screen was in appearing alongside legendary African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge in the 1954 film version of the Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein musical Carmen Jones (an Americanized version of Georges Bizet's definitive opera "Carmen"). I often muse how they were even able to make that film, not only because this was a largely African-American cast, but also because the man in charge was the notoriously dictatorial Otto Preminger, who was known for throwing, pardon this term, s**t fits with casts and crews if a scene wasn't exactly up to his "standards". Camen Jones was nevertheless a landmark musical movie; and Belafonte benefitted greatly from his being in it.
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