Harry Belafonte Autographs
Harry Belafonte OM (/ˌbɛləˈfɒnti/ BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final feature film appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018).
Harry Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson to be a mentor. Belafonte was also a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. He was also a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and first Donald Trump administrations.
Read more about Harry Belafonte on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Harry Belafonte
These are the most current items with a signature of Harry Belafonte that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Harry Belafonte
The most expensive item with a signature of Harry Belafonte (Original 1969 Julie Andrews & Harry Belafonte TV Show Signed Script Front Page) was sold in May 2025 for $2,000.00 while the cheapest item (Autographed Photo Of Harry Belafonte, Bill Dawson Collection) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (7) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $74.95 for an autographed item of Harry Belafonte. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $299.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.34 was April 2016. In average, an autographed item from Harry Belafonte is worth $50.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Harry Belafonte were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
