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Sidney Poitier - Wikipedia
Sidney Poitier (/ 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 male actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2]
Sidney Poitier - IMDb
One of these films, The Defiant Ones (1958), earned Poitier his first Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. Five years later, he won the Oscar for Lilies of the Field (1963), the first African American to win for a leading role.
Sidney Poitier filmography - Wikipedia
Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was an actor and director. He was best known for his groundbreaking and trailblazing work in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sidney Poitier | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
Sidney Poitier was a 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.
Sidney Poitier - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, movie director, and diplomat. He became a star in American movies and plays which went against racial stereotypes, and made black actors more respected in mainstream roles.
Sidney Poitier - Oscar, Movies & Death - Biography
Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
The Best 32 films of Sidney Poitier. - IMDb
Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. This list was a labor of joy and is meant as a tribute to the great Sidney Poitier.
Sidney Poitier - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he became the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field.
Sidney Poitier - Turner Classic Movies
The 1950s and ‘60s defined Poitier’s acting career before he turned his talents to directing throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most significantly, the Western Buck and the Preacher (1972). Even within the realm of Black theater, Poitier had an uphill struggle.
Sidney Poitier - Academy of Achievement
Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Academy Award, receive an award at a top international film festival (Venice Film Festival), and be the top-grossing movie star in the United States. (©Matthew Cavanaugh/EPA/Corbis) Poitier’s enormous fame was a double-edged sword.
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