- 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 actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor [2]
- 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 - 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 | 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 - Biography - IMDb
Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau
- Lilies of the Field (1963 film) - Wikipedia
Adapted by James Poe from William Edmund Barrett ’s 1962 novel, the film takes its title from the Sermon on the Mount It stars Sidney Poitier as Homer Smith, an itinerant handyman, who encounters a group of East German nuns in the Arizona desert
- List of awards and nominations received by Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor known for his performances on the stage and screen He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963) He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award
- Sidney Poitier - Actor and Director, Age, Married and Children
Sidney Poitier was a pioneering Bahamian-American actor, director, and author, celebrated for breaking racial barriers in Hollywood and opening doors for future generations of actors
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