2016 Library Lions Gala

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Harry Belafonte attends the 2016 Library Lions Gala at New York Public Library – Stephen A Schwartzman Building on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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