Sidney Poitier: Oscar winner and groundbreaking actor
Poitier was winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field.
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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.
NEW YORK (AP) — 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
NEW YORK (AP) — 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-
Winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for “Lilies of the Field,” died Thursday in the Bahamas