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Bookmark or Share- Sidney Poitier - IMDbSidney Poitier. Actor: Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier.
- Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood’s first Black movie ...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.
- Sidney Poitier - WikipediaSidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2] .
- Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94 - BBCSidney 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...
- Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier diesPoitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. He was 94. (AP Photo, File)
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