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Harry Belafonte Dies: Actor, Singer And Civil Rights Icon Was 96

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Harry Belafonte, the actor, singer and civil rights trailblazer, has died, aged 96. He passed away this morning of congestive heart failure at his New York home, with his wife Pamela by his side.

Belafonte is considered among the most successful Caribbean-American music stars of all time and was a figure in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s, before becoming an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement.

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