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- Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won the Academy Award for best actor for Lilies of the Field in 1963.
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Jan 7, 2022 · Poitier was the son of Evelyn and Reginald James Poitier, Bahamian tomato farmers who often traveled to Miami, Florida, to sell their produce. Born February 20, three weeks before his due...
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Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida. He was the youngest of seven children born to Evelyn (née Outten) and Reginald James Poitier, Afro-Bahamian farmers who owned a farm on Cat Island. The family would travel to Miami to sell tomatoes and other produce to wholesalers.
Dec 15, 2021 · Culture. Sidney Poitier’s Daddy ‘Reginald James Poitier’ was the largest tomato grower on Cat Island 1924. World famous, Bahamian born actor, Sir Sidney Poitier, was the youngest of seven children born to Mr. Reginald J. Poitier and Mrs. Evelyn Poitier of Cat Island. Reginald and Evelyn were planters. Sir Sidney was unexpectedly born in Miami.
Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal education and at the age of 15 was sent to...
- February 20, 1927
- January 6, 2022
Jun 4, 2008 · In a career that spanned 57 years, Poitier was a featured performer or starred in 48 films and directed six. Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida to Bahamian parents, Evelyn Outten Poitier and Reginald James Poitier, who traveled from their farm on Cat Island, the Bahamas to Miami to sell their produce. Although he was ...
Jan 10, 2022 · Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida, while his parents were there on a trip selling tomatoes from their farm in the Bahamas. He was the youngest of the seven children born to Evelyn and Reginald James Poitier.
Jan 6, 2022 · Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida, the youngest of seven children [1] born to Evelyn ( née Outten) and Reginald James Poitier, Afro-Bahamian farmers who owned a farm on Cat Island. [2] . His father also worked as a cab driver in Nassau. [3] .
