the son of caribbean parents worked so hard to pull himself out of poverty and become educated. i am the first of my family to educated. reporter: and he would become an impact on music. and sidney portier and walter mat matthau. reporter: he was dubbed the king of calypso and at the same time he won an oscar for his role in the first movie with an all black cast. he went on the make 40 albums including more than 40 movie compilations and went on the make 10 movies. he was one of the first black performers to win a tony award for the broadway hit john murray anderson s the almanac. then later he dealt with the larger societal issues of class and race like the white man s burden. i kind of grew up and it got away from me. although he was busy, he made time of father and father of four children from two marriages. his daughter sher vi b sherry bell fo bellfonte followed hi footsteps and became an actress in her rights. then he stood up for civil rights with bob
win over unthuziastic democrats and taking digs at his former and potentially future opponent donald trump. a rape allegation lawsuit against trump goes to trial with opening statements in new york. we will have the latest on e. jean carroll s civil case against the former president and trump s defense. and in war-torn sudan, americans are a part of an urgent race to flee the country as bursts of violence mara fragile u.s. ceasefire. this amid fierce of a biological nightmare after paramilitary forces seize a public health lab. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the 2024 race for the white house is taking shape in a big way tonight with president biden s official campaign launch. his announcement video driving home team biden s strategy, if an historic rematch with donald trump actually becomes a reality. let s begin our coverage with our chief white house correspondent phil mattingl
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Hollywood icon Bette Davis was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Davis went on to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress and was nominated 10 times for the award.