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3 hours ago · A new book, Sidney Poitier: The Great Speeches of an Icon Who Moved Us Forward, out Oct. 1 from Running Press, collects many of those speeches. A young Sidney Poitier. Poitier’s widow, Joanna ...
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sidney poitier movies joanna shimkus sidney poitier movies and tv shows diahann carroll juanita hardy harry belafonte sydney tamiia poitier dorian heartsong Jan 7, 2022 · (Columbia Pictures) Sidney Poitier, one of the last remaining icons of Hollywood’s golden age, has died at age 94. Much ink will be spilled, and rightfully so, about his significance as a...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sir, we loved you: Sidney Poitier dies at 94. By then he'd reached the lifetime achievement award circuit, and his legend loomed large. I learned he was the first Black performer to win the ...
Sep 22, 2022 · Reginald Hudlin’s documentary about Sidney Poitier should be considered the beginning, not the end, of appraising the prolific actor’s career.
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Jan 7, 2022 · 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. I was overwhelmed ...
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Jan 14, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, who was Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and who helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, died last week. He was 94.
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Jan 13, 2022 · Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died last week at 94. And so they should have. He was, as many have noted, an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family member.
