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Sidney Poitier’s groundbreaking work as a film actor and director is being hailed by prominent figures in Pittsburgh’s rich arts and entertainment community as the inspiration for their careers as actors, directors and playwrights. Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar for his performance as a handyman in
Sidney Poitier's timeless performance keeps the 1967 film about a mixed-race couple relevant today; so does its personal resonance for so many.
He paved the way for generations to follow after becoming something no one else had ever been before: a Black Hollywood movie star
Smithsonian curators reflect on the legacy of the late Poitier, who starred in 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner'
Sidney Poitier's timeless performance keeps the 1967 film about a mixed-race couple relevant today; so does its personal resonance for so many.