Mr. Belafonte provides insight into old Hollywood and what Black actors had to face. Academy Award nominee Dorothy Dandridge's career was greatly limited in cinema because of racism and it could have been a contributing factor to her demise. We thank Mr. Belafonte for sharing his experience in this interview and providing many years of entertainment. He had sell out crowds at many major venues throughout the world during his day and he is beloved by millions. Here in Los Angeles, at Dodger Stadium they still sing "Day-O". God bless you Harry Belafonte.

yass...Roland trying to get some tea and Harry set him straight, that was life.

Dorothy was the most beautiful woman in the world.

Love this! He is such a graceful, wise and intelligent man.

He said the real truth of it, “there was not a system in place for her.” Let’s always thank her for the price she paid so that our slow society could open its eyes to the lives of black Americans.

Otto Priminger also ruin her career by telling her not to accept co-staring roles. The studios ha smaller roles for her in big budget movies but he told her not to accept them, so the parts went to other women who weren't white

3:08 translation “Bro do you know who I am? if I wanted to smash I could have smashed. But Dorothy was my girl. It was something bigger than us. Yeah, she was fine. But we kept it professional. Real classy like.”

Wise man, admire him🌹🍀❤️

Clearly they were attracted to each other. have you seen the images of them together as young people.? It's like watching fire erupt

Adding this to my Dorothy Dandridge tumblr!

I don't even know how many times I have watched Carmen Jones and wore out two records of the sound track.

Mr. Harry Belafonte kept it classy an gave Ms Dorothy respect wow classy man❤

That's what you call Class. Much needed today.

He turned 96 this month. She was born 101 years, so he is probably the only person still living who knew her. To some extent, I thought it was a little egotistical of him to think that her film career depended on himself or Sidney Poitier or that Actresses were dependent on male leads in general. Both Actors and Actresses are dependent on the role being there in the first place. After that, they are dependent on the producer of the movie wanting them for the role. The first film they made together was Bright Road, in which he made his screen debut. It was the story of a Teacher Jane Richards trying to reach out to a troubled student, whom she believed in. Somebody had to play Jane Richards and Gerald Mayer [son of Louis B. Mayer of M.G.M studios] chose her. Harry Belafonte's role as the principal was a supporting role. in Carmen Jones, again somebody had to play Carmen. The producer of the movie Otto Preminger didn't think she was right for the role in the beginning, but after her audition and screen test decided she was perfect for the role. She was the one who garnered all the accolades. Because of the movie, she was the first African Amerian Actor or Actress to be Nominated for an Oscar in a Leading Actor or Actress category, To walk the red carpet and be an Oscar Presenter, the same year she was nominated, To grace the cover of Life Magazine, To appear at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, and sign a three-year contract with a major studio, 20 Century Fox for star roles only. In their last film together "Island in The Sun" under her 20 Century Fox contract she got star billing on screen and her romantic lead in the movie was John Justin. Sadly she died in 1965 but during her lifetime, she actually made more films than he did with staring roles. That is not including the 13 uncredited roles she had growing up as a child. She made her first film appearance as part of The Dandridge Sisters in The Big Broadcast of 1936 at age 13.

he shut him the fuck down. "Your baseness and crassness is beneath me."

Allegedly Harry and Dorothy had an affair during the filming of that movie!

Uncle Ro so messy 😂😂😂😂❤️

He they are were beautiful

The coming out of The Black Panther movie that (so-called) Hollywood says cannot make money off an all Black cast, has been put to shame - as of this time, The Black Panther will be the most riches ($10 Billions) and celebrated movie of all time - not just by Black People, but White, Yellow, Brown, and Red peoples the world over!!!!

Correction confused who was who. : )

I agree with his comments about a dearth of leading men for Ms. Dandridge except for this - Hollywood was always willing to experiment with European men for their leading ladies, when casting was delicate.

didnt she have a child she put up for adoption. was that true cause she had a disable child. smfh i pray god watch over her if it was true.

Harry Bellefonte definitely could've pulled Dorothy's with very little effort.

Red Tails was a phenomenal movie by the way. Yes Mr. B, it’s an excuse and a GINORMOUS lie. What do you mean you don’t know how to market an all black cast???!!! Only in America. I mean we’re talking about human beings, not martians. Some days you have to laugh to keep from crying.

His wife is White

Does not look like Harry Belafonte

What an egotistical statement!: “If I wanted to be her leading man in private, I would’ve been her leading man in private.” I hope he was kidding. No decent man should speak of a decent woman as a foregone conclusion. I hope that he was jokingly expressing male bravado and not disparaging Dorothy’s virtue. If he was being serious, shame on you, Harry, for publicly disrespecting a beautiful and fragile black woman. She had many admirers, richer, more talented, more powerful, and better-looking than you, sir! Next time, check that ego & remember “Discretion is the better part of valor.”