sydney poitier

Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. 1 day agoSidney Poitier whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywoods first Black movie star and the first Black man to.

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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 agoSidney Poitier and John Cassavetes in 1957s Edge of the City Getty Images While Poitiers career is legendary his private life wasnt as glamorous. 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. This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career.

1 day agoSidney Poitiers career was marked by numerous honors and distinctions. He redefined the portrayal of Black Americans in Hollywood films. At 23 years old Mr.

The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out. The actor director civil rights activist and ambassador. He received his award for playing Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field 1963 at The 36th Annual Academy Awards 1964.

With the death of Maximilian Schell on February 1 2014 he is the earliest surviving actor to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. Poitier was 44 years old at the time.

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