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    Sidney Poitier

    Bahamian and American actor and diplomat

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  1. Apr 2, 2024 · Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927, Miami, Florida, U.S.—died January 6, 2022, Los Angeles, California) was a Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the colour barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the f...

  2. Jan 7, 2022 · CNNSidney 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...

  3. Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 - The New York Times. The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he...

  4. Jan 7, 2022 · 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. The Hollywood...

  5. Jan 7, 2022 · The Kobal Collection. Sidney Poitier, groundbreaking star of American movies, has died at the age of 94. His death was confirmed by the office of the prime minister of the Bahamas.

  6. Jan 7, 2022 · 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...

  7. Jan 7, 2022 · 4:46. 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...

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