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Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, a legend of American cinema who appeared in at least 60 films and was the first Black man to win the Oscar for best actor, has died at the age of 94. Poitier died in the Bahamas ...
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- Hillel Italie
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier made history in 1964 as the first Black performer to win an Oscar in the best-actor category, for Ralph Nelson’s comedy-drama “Lilies of the Field,” in which Mr. Poitier ...
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- Rachel Knowles-Scott
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Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead ...
Jan 13, 2022 · 15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier , the American actor and film director. Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died last week at 94. And so they should have. He was, as many have noted ...
Sidney Poitier. Both an esteemed actor and a respected humanitarian, Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963) and an Honorary Award presented in 2001. Born in Miami, he grew up both in the Bahamas and the United States and became a noted actor both on the stage and in such films as The Defiant Ones ...
Jan 6, 2022 · Added: Jan 7, 2022. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 235646071. Source citation. Actor, Film Director. Born in Miami, Florida, the son of Bahamian farmers, he was raised on Cat Island until the age of 10 before his family relocated to Nassau. At the age of 15, he briefly moved to Miami to live with his brother's extended family, before relocating to ...
