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Jan 11, 2022 · Today, we remember Sidney Poitier and listen back to the interview we recorded in 2000. The iconic actor died Thursday night at the age of 94. In his New York Times obituary, Poitier was described ...
Jan 7, 2022 · The treatment stung bitterly, especially since, as the critic Vincent Canby wrote perceptively in 1970, "Whether good or bad, almost every movie Sidney Poitier has made has been a kind of elegant ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier’s Official Cause of Death Has Been Revealed—He Had Been ‘Ailing For a While’ Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida. He was the youngest of seven children.
Jan 7, 2022 · This gesture may have been another white liberal appeal, but in one sense it also represents Poitier’s historic position as a crossover star, someone who could take up equal space onscreen ...
Jan 25, 2021 · Editor’s note: This story is featured in the 2021 year in review.Arizona State University has renamed its film school after Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win the Academy Award for best actor.The move signifies the university’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity, according to ASU President Michael Crow.
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier Dies: Trailblazing Actor, Civil Rights Activist Was 94. Sydney Poitier, the trailblazing and iconic actor, director, civil rights activist and humanitarian, has died, the Bahamian ...
Jan 7, 2022 · 4:45. 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 ...
