1 day agoCNN Sidney Poitier whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywoods first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar has died. He redefined the portrayal of Black Americans in Hollywood films.
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. He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. The actor director civil rights activist and ambassador was born in Miani in 1927 He died on Jan.
1 day agoSidney Poitier Pioneering Actor Dies at 94 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. 1 day agoLegendary actor Sidney Poitier whose 71-year career included iconic roles in the classic Hollywood films A Raisin in the Sun Guess Whos Coming to Dinner and Uptown Saturday Night has. 1 day agoSidney Poitiers career was marked by numerous honors and distinctions.
Sidney Poitier the renowned Hollywood actor director and activist who commanded the screen reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in. 7 2022 at age 94. In November 1943 16-year-old Sidney Poitier lied about his age and entered the Army as he was homeless and the military took him in out of the cold.
Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career. The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out.
Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. At 23 years old Mr.
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