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Jan 8, 2022 · Sidney Poitier refused to be defined by race from the start of his decades-long career, but his best-known performances advanced the depiction of Black actors and pushed audiences to confront ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Black actor, dies at 94 The Oscar-winning actor was known for such films as “Lilies of the Field,” “The Blackboard Jungle,” “To Sir, With Love” and “The ...
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 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier was born in the US while his family were on holiday, but grew up in the Bahamas on a tomato farm. ... Who was the pioneering star who became the first black man to win best actor ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win the Best Actor Oscar, has died. His landmark career included his support of the civil-rights movement in the 1960s. Later in his life, Poitier ...
Jan 29, 2021 · Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win the coveted Best Actor prize for his role in Lilies of the Field.Despite Poitier's historic accomplishment, the reality of racial discrimination ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier dead at 94, after a career that saw the In the Heat of the Night and Lillies of the Field star become the first Black man to win the Best Actor award at the Oscars.