| Harry Belafonte Press Conference | ||
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| Tape Master: | 1920 | |
| Catalog #: | 509634 | |
| Clip Number: | 509634-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-DFS-16-051 | |
| Timecode: | 02:02:29 - 02:05:41 | |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CIVIL RIGHTS: African-American JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Los Angeles OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer | |
| Description: | MSs entertainer HARRY BELAFONTE speaking at pre- March on Washington press conference, Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Reverend Dawson and the Negro American Labor Council (NALC) in tow. Harry Belafonte says Marlon Brando, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Billy Wilder, Blake Edwards, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Franciosa, Rita Moreno, Sidney Poitier, Diane Carroll, James Baldwin, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Dick Gregory ("if he gets out of jail"), Jackie Robinson, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ossie Davis, Charlton Heston, and Floyd Patterson have definitely agreed to participate in the March on Washington. "We call it the cultural contingent... Many others have endorsed it and have promised to go but we have been very conservative in the issuing of names. I'm giving you now the people who have definitely responded and are going... We have twelve more days to go..." Harry Belafonte mentions Dean Martin, Shirley McLaine, Robert Ryan, Norman Mailer, Rod Serling as being interested and close to appearing. | |
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