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>> who didn't love betty white. we're so sad about her death. >> now, the much younger actor ryan reynolds loved to joke that white was his ex-girlfriend. the world looks different now, he tweeted. she was great at defying expectation. she managed to grow very old and somehow not old enough. we'll miss you, betty. now, you know the secret, "happy days" star henry winkler told cnn about betty white's racy sense of humor. >> i would have to say authenticity, because she was always who she was. you know, on screen, off screen, she was bluer than blue. and also will. if you want to be in the world...

A man of authority... i'm a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination, never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined sidney poitier on screen and off. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. with roles like an escaped convict in the defiant ones, and a struggling husband in a raisin in the sun, he tackled prejudice head on. maybe i will get down on my black knees. all right, mr great white father, give us that money and we will come out there and dirty up your white folks neighbourhood. the era ...

In 1974 and in 2016 he was given a bafta fellowship award for his outstanding contribution to film. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. sidney poitier�*s virtual tips, a man of authority. intelligence and a steely determination, never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined sidney poitier on screen and all. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. with roles like an escaped convict and a struggling husband he tackled prejudice head on.— struggling husband he tackled prejudice head on. maybe i will get down o...

And activist. and when you mention that academy award he won, just a year before that he participated in the march on washington. if you can imagine in that era as someone who perhaps had success that was very hard to come by, it would be much easier perhaps to protect that career and just sit at home, but that's not what he did. he talked about making choices, smart choices about the roles he played on-screen. but the choice to be politically active in the public sphere was not necessarily a safe one. we talked to the naacp hollywood bureau about poitier's legacy. we asked about the senior vi...

To finally see robert dinero and al pacino on screen together and doing a scene together. >> what do you say i will buy you a cup of coffee. >> the scene in the diner, we know there was a next. >> it is one of my favorites between these two guys kocoming together. i do what i do best. i take scores. >> i will not he hassitate. >> people want to see great actors. >> guys like michael mann will always punch you in the gut. they'll make a movie but it will