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The actor director civil rights activist and ambassador was born in Miani in 1927 He died on Jan. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent.

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Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years.

. In 1964 he was the first black person and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. February 20 1927 January 6 2022 was a Bahamian-American actor film director and ambassador. He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York.

At 23 years old Mr. 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. He redefined the portrayal of Black Americans in Hollywood films.

1 day agoSidney Poitiers career was marked by numerous honors and distinctions. 7 2022 at age 94. Bettmann Archive via Getty Images.

Sidney Poitier KBE ˈpwɑːtjeɪ PWAH-tyay. Sidney Poitier the legendary star who was the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor has died at 94 Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed to CBS News Friday. 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.

The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out. 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. 1 day agoSidney Poitier Patric Knowles and Yvonne De Carlo in Band of Angels FilmPublicityArchiveUnited Arch As she described it was a difficult time in.

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