Talk:Harry Belafonte

No mention of several songs

The article fails to mention two of his best known songs "Sweetheart from Venezuela" and "Jump in the line (shake, Senora)", though at least the latter has its own entry. Nor does it mention the pseudonym "Raymond Bell" he used occasionally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wizofaus (talk • contribs) 08:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

There is no mentioned of the "Many Rivers to Cross" concert near Atlanta, Georgia around 2016. I was there and I remember that it was Harry Belafonte who was behind it. It has a strong "Black Lives Matters" theme. He performed. It was awesome. Someone should add a reference to this concert, performance, and appearance. He also talked about how he had suffered a stroke while taking a walk on a city street somewhere and how people thought, since they had not heard much about him, that he had passed away. He apologized for only being able to sign in a monotone, but what he sang (which I don't remember) was nonetheless very moving. I hope someone can get the details and publish this about him. 208.84.195.65 (talk) 03:21, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Gossip, feedback loops, personal information

This is a biography of a living person so edits were made following policy.

• Whoever Dan Gainor is, ask yourself whether the source is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject. This is an encyclopedia article about Harry Belafonte, a LIVING & noted liberal activist. Including an epithet that is not in context, not balanced, and is not about a notable event in the subject's life doesn't meet criteria for inclusion. Belefonte's own words in opposition to a previous statement are. (Especially as reported by the New York Times.)
• Also, WP:BLPPRIVACY privacy issues with the non-notable children and with his street address. - EBY (talk) 12:18, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Until you STOP vandalizing the captions to the images you will be reverted...Modernist (talk) 12:40, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I removed address etc...Modernist (talk) 13:01, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

• Not vandalizing - "vandalizing" is deliberate intention to deface. Noticed this on another article that after editing around pictures that the captions were wonky, and went into source code to figure out how to fix it - never realized it might be my edits that are causing it? Just started using beta visual editor so going to check in sandbox if this is the problem. Thank you for pointing it out. EBY (talk) 13:50, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I would like to point out the edits to the image captions are very likely completely unintentional. You'll notice this edit was made with the Visual Editor, and issues like this are a known bug. – GorillaWarfare (talk) 14:06, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, good to know...Modernist (talk) 14:12, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

• Silver lining, you called out the bug issues. Glad it was caught now before I edited anything else. EBY (talk) 14:18, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Bigamist?

No mention is made as to whether he divorced from his first and/or second wives, or if they left him, or if they died, or whatever. Is he now married to three women? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 21:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

@74.95.43.249 Yes he was divorced from his first two wives, at considerable expense. See his autobiography My Song. His third wife, Pamela Frank, survives him. 73.17.194.216 (talk) 14:47, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

never did get to play Roberto Clemente?

On the web, I just saw this, and I recall seeing the idea that Belafonte play Clemente (and was that just after Clemente died in a plane crash?):

" „Sometimes people stop me in the street and ask me eef I am Harry Belafonte. When I say no, they get mad and walk away.“ — Roberto Clemente Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/1774378-roberto-clemente-sometimes-people-stop-me-in-the-street-and-ask-me/ " Carlm0404 (talk) 05:05, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Final film role

I’m not sure why this was necessary to become a topic at the talk page, but I guess it needs to be. I find having the statement “final film role” in the filmography table next to BlacKkKlansman entirely superfluous due to the obviousness that it was his last role. If he was still alive and had made a declaration of retirement that’s one thing, but with his passing and him having no new film roles ever again, it goes without saying it’s the final film role and doesn’t need to be noted as such. Had it been posthumous, that’s also another thing but we’d have likely put it as “posthumous release”. @North8000: I don’t see how it being superfluous is original research. He’s objectively passed away, and it’s objectively his final role. Rusted AutoParts 14:18, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

I think the essence of the question is whether the current statement that BlacKkKlansman was his last film is useful information to retain. The argument against that it is so obvious from there being no newer film in the list that it is not useful to retain the statement combined with the assumption that the list in the article is complete. The argument for retention is that it is useful information to clearly state it without requiring the reader to make that inference and assumption. IMO I see it differently than Rusted AutoParts and think it's the latter. Could some other folks give their thoughts? Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 16:54, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

It being his final film role is already highlighted in his Film career section, so that piece of information is not being lost, it's just deeply needless in the filmography table. Rusted AutoParts 18:44, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out that it is included elsewhere. So I'm happy to leave it out. North8000 (talk) 19:27, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

I did that. North8000 (talk) 19:29, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Don't forget about him vs. animal from the muppets!

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