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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.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.

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

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

Before Poitier, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, no Black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer or could get a film produced based on his own star power. He died at the age of 94.