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1 day ago · Sidney 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] .
Aug 12, 2024 · Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the first Black movie star.
Aug 21, 2024 · Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier in his Oscar-winning role as Homer Smith, is an offbeat but quaint film released in 1963. Homer is on a road trip across Arizona where he encounters a group of women religious — nuns from Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Aug 8, 2024 · (Reuters) – Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in “Lilies of the Field,” and inspired a generation during the civil...
2 days ago · Not even Sidney Poitier; he didn’t sing and dance. I feel like I’ve been forging my own path.” Domingo’s path has significantly more light on it these days.
Jul 30, 2024 · TopResume honors Sidney Poitier — an internationally renowned actor, film director, humanitarian, and diplomat who helped to build bridges and open doors for others to follow — in this compelling resume.
Aug 16, 2024 · The life of legendary actor Sidney Poitier is being turned into a Broadway way directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play, titled “Sidney,” features the rise of Poitier from an island kid growing up in the Bahamas to becoming one of the world’s biggest stars.
Aug 17, 2024 · The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (Sunday, May 9; 9 to 11 p.m.; CBS) brings together Sidney Poitier, Mary-Louise Parker, and Dianne Wiest for a much happier occasion.
Aug 14, 2024 · Poitier, 74, the first African-American to win an Oscar for best actor for his 1963 performance in "Lilies of the Field," offered hilarious anecdotes about his...
Aug 7, 2024 · Join us as we begin our journey through the career of our fourth star: Sidney Poitier. We’ll go through Sidney’s entire filmography, beginning with his uncredited role in SEPIA CINDERELLA and his impressive debut in NO WAY OUT and move chronologically, in and out of the studio system and New Hollywood, to his final performance in THE JACKAL.
