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Jan 7, 2022 · There are maybe a dozen roles, capstones, that nobody would have offered to Mr. Poitier because he Wouldn’t Have Been Right for the Part. Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win...
- Wesley Morris
- 2 min
Sidney Poitier KBE ( / ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as ...
- 1943–1944
- 6, including Sydney Tamiia
Jan 14, 2022 · Engineered by Brad Fisher. Listen and follow The Daily. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher. Sidney Poitier, who was Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and who helped open the door for Black...
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Jan 9, 2022 · Sidney Poitier helped redefine America during the Civil Rights era, personifying the truth about Black America’s quest for equality.
Jan 7, 2022 · Actor and director Sidney Poitier, who broke racial barriers by portraying Black men with grace and depth during the Golden Age of Hollywood, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94 ...
- Nora Mcgreevy
Jan 7, 2022 · There was much more to Poitier, yes, and he will be rightly remembered as a towering figure in the civil rights movement, one that has always been fought on the screen and not only in the streets...
Jan 8, 2022 · That man was Sidney Poitier. Poitier, who died at 94 on Jan. 7, 2022, broke the mold of what a Black actor could be in Hollywood. Before the 1950s, Black movie characters generally reflected ...
