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1. www.nbcnews.com › pop-culture › pop-culture-newsSidney Poitier died of heart failure, dementia and prostate ...

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   Jan 19, 2022 · Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for AFI. LOS ANGELES — Sidney Poitier, the renowned actor, director and activist, died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate ...

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-59907931Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94 - BBC News

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   Jan 7, 2022 · The first black man to win a best actor Oscar, Poitier was a respected actor and humanitarian who broke through Hollywood's racial barriers. He starred in classics such as Lilies of the Field, In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

4. www.cnn.com › 2022/01/07 › entertainmentSidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood’s first ...

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   Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94.

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   What happened to Sidney Poitier?

   • Magnetic clouds and flares from a sun storm are hurtling to Earth. This could impact power and communications Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94.

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   • Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star's death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas' minister of foreign affairs. Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat.

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   Was Sidney Poitier a black actor?

   • No cause was given. Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry. Matt Sayles/Associated Press

   Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94

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   Did Oprah Winfrey call Sidney Poitier a friend?

   • US broadcaster and journalist Oprah Winfrey also paid tribute, saying: "For me the greatest of the 'Great Trees' has fallen," adding the actor "had an enormous soul I will forever cherish". And the actor and Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington, said: "It was a privilege to call Sidney Poitier my friend.

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6. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-59907931Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94 - BBC

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   Jan 7, 2022 · 7 January 2022. Share. Reuters. Sidney Poitier was a trailblazing actor who broke through Hollywood's racial barriers. Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94 ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/07 › moviesSidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film ...

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   Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier’s Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category. ... where he read in The Amsterdam News that the ...

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8. variety.com › 2022 › filmSidney Poitier Dead: First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar ...

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   Jan 7, 2022 · The Bahamian-born actor was the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar and starred in films that challenged racial stereotypes and prejudice. He also became a diplomat and a cultural icon, influencing generations of actors and activists.

9. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsSidney Poitier Dead: 'In the Heat of the Night' Star Dies at 94

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   Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, Regal Star of the Big Screen, Dies at 94. The Oscar-winning actor, memorable in such films as 'Lilies of the Field,' 'To Sir, With Love' and 'In the Heat of the Night,' broke ...