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Sidney Poitier (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / 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, the renowned actor, director and activist, died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate cancer, according to his
Sir Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor, writer, director and activist, has died. Clint Watson, press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, confirmed Poitier's death to ET on Friday.A ...
Tributes have been paid to Hollywood star Sidney Poitier after his death at the age of 94. The Bahamian-American actor was known for films including In The Heat Of The Night, Blackboard Jungle and ...
Trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier, whose larger-than-life characters solved a murder in small-town Mississippi, shocked his white wife’s parents and forged an emotional bond with inner city ...
Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was an actor and director. He was best known for his groundbreaking and trailblazing work in the 1950s and 1960s.
Poitier was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, earning the best actor honor for “Lilies of the Field” in 1964, just as the U.S. civil rights movement was sweeping the nation. He ...
Sidney Poitier, who made history as the first Black man to win an Oscar for lead actor and who starred in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,' has died. Sidney Poitier, trailblazing star who helped ...