#belafonte

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“Kids God Bless”, From Belafonte, New York 19. 1960

Photo: Roy DeCarava

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(via Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song)

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Harry Belafonte on a vintage postcard

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CARMEN JONES (1954) dir. Otto Preminger

[lilionofre]

Nadie me advirtió que aprender duele duro en la piel. Dame un beso Juan Gabriel.

Belafonte Sensacional

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MBS 698 2022 date  Harry Belafonte   art

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Harry Belafonte über Fidel

maschinell übersetzt „Ich war mit fast jedem Grundsatz der US-Außenpolitik nicht einverstanden, vom Einfrieren jeglicher Beziehungen zu den Ländern des Eisernen Vorhangs im Kalten Krieg über Vietnam und seine Folgen bis hin zur Unterstützung rechter Tyrannen in Afrika und Lateinamerika. Aber ich fühlte mich etwas Besonderes Frustration über Amerikas Haltung gegenüber einer Insel in der Nähe der…

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I fear i may have integrated my people into a burning house.

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Propaganda

Harry Belafonte (Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun)—one of my favorite things in the world when I'm sad is kicking back and listening to him and Danny Kaye singing "Hava Nagila" together. Or who can forget this man singing the Banana Boat song with the Muppets?? immensely talented, a powerful fighter for civil rights and humanitarian causes his whole life, if you have any remaining doubts PLEASE look at the following pics [clips and pics attached below]

Buster Keaton (The General, The Navigator, Sherlock Jr.)—For me Buster’s hotness comes not just from his physical beauty but in the constant surprise and contradictions of the man, he’s simultaneously delicate/rough, feminine/masculine, confident/vulnerable, 5foot5 pretty face with an unexpectedly deep voice, at first glance you think oh he’s a cute little thing and then he takes his top off and it’s Superman abs underneath. He was intensely shy in social situations but had no hesitation in jumping off the top of a building. He famously never smiled on screen* but he exudes warmth and joy and laughter. He created some of the most beautiful, intelligent movies ever made but refused to acknowledge his own genius and talent as an artist, instead maintaining that all he wanted to do was make people laugh. If he was here in reality competing in this poll he would give it 100% but he would not be at all bothered if he didn’t win. And that’s why he’s the hottest vintage man. A vote for Buster is a vote for all that is good and decent in the world 💕 (*he did smile on camera occasionally despite his own assertions to the contrary 😄)

This is round 4 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

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Buster Keaton propaganda:

"Just look at his freaking face...."

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"And for those who have never heard it, here’s his lovely voice in action: link"

Submitted: Link to Buster Keaton car stunts

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"Ripped body, gorgeous unique face, beautiful personality too"

Harry Belafonte propaganda:

"Now let me say this about the songs of the Caribbean - almost all black music is deeply rooted in metaphor. The only way that we could speak to the pain and anguish of our experiences was often through how we codified our stories in the songs that we sang. And when I sing the 'Banana Boat Song,' the song is a work song. It's about men who sweat all day long, and they are underpaid, and they're begging the tallyman to come and give them an honest count - counting the bananas that I've picked, so I can be paid. And sometimes, when they couldn't get money, they'll give them a drink of rum. There's a lyric in the song that says, 'Work all night on a drink of rum.' People sing and delight and dance and love it, but they don't really understand unless they study the song that they're singing a work song, a song of rebellion." -Harry Belafonte

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Muppet Fact #701

The masks in the "Turn the World Around" number were designed carefully to resemble African masks, and Jim Henson paid careful attention to the final designs as "he didn't want to cause offense by choosing masks that would have some religious or national significance," according to Harry Belafonte.

Source:

Of Muppets and Men. Christopher Finch. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1981. Page 110.

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Now let me say this about the songs of the Caribbean - almost all black music is deeply rooted in metaphor. The only way that we could speak to the pain and anguish of our experiences was often through how we codified our stories in the songs that we sang.

And when I sing the 'Banana Boat Song,' the song is a work song. It's about men who sweat all day long, and they are underpaid, and they're begging the tallyman to come and give them an honest count - counting the bananas that I've picked, so I can be paid. And sometimes, when they couldn't get money, they'll give them a drink of rum. There's a lyric in the song that says, 'Work all night on a drink of rum.'

People sing and delight and dance and love it, but they don't really understand unless they study the song that they're singing a work song, a song of rebellion.

-Harry Belafonte

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R.I.P. Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023)

[jasondeansgothwife]

Nobody will remember:

your salary

how "busy you were"

how many hours you worked

People will remember:

Work all night on a drink of rum

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Stack banana till de morning come

Daylight come and me wan' go home

[hollywoodlady]

Joan Fontaine and Harry Belafonte in 'Island in the Sun' (1957).