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Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

Sidney Poitier, who launched his on-screen acting career in the 1950s, transformed how Black people were portrayed in films. In addition to his Academy Award- and Oscar-winning performances, Mr. Poitier is remembered for his grace and dignity. He died on Friday at 94.

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94. Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964

Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

NEW YORK — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy

Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.

The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”