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Among his jazz memorabilia being auctioned are saxophonist Charlie Parker's Associated Musicians Membership Card and an annotated printed score for "Porgy and Bess" by composer George Gershwin.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2023

As an actor, Belafonte turned down the lead in a film version of Porgy and Bess because he objected to what he considered to be the racial stereotyping of the role.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

Earlier in his career, to protect his role in “The Defiant Ones,” he grudgingly agreed to play Porgy in Samuel Goldwyn’s 1959 film of “Porgy and Bess,” a part that Belafonte had turned down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2022

Porgy, he said, was an embarrassingly “outdated” part.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

What has never been contested is the beauty and timeless power of the songs the Gershwins created for Porgy and.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall