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Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in ...
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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 14, 2022 · Sidney Poitier is slapped by this white man, and rather than stand there and take it, he slaps him right back! Just instantly. It is a physics response. It is the most automatic thing. He doesn ...
Oct 19, 2000 · Born in 1927 in Miami, Florida, Sidney Poitier grew up in the small village of Cat Island, Bahamas. His father, a poor tomato farmer, moved the family to the capital, Nassau, when Poitier was eleven.
Jan 8, 2022 · 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 performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. He was 94. (AP Photo/Edwin Reichert, File) Read More.
シドニー・ポワチエ（Sidney Poitier [ˈpwɑːtjeɪ], KBE、1927年 2月20日 - 2022年 1月6日）は、アメリカ合衆国 フロリダ州 マイアミ出身の映画俳優、監督。 黒人 俳優としての先駆者的存在のひとりで、黒人としては初めて アカデミー主演男優賞 を受賞した。
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 ...
