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With the death of Maximilian Schell on February 1 2014 he is the earliest surviving actor to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He redefined the portrayal of Black Americans in Hollywood films.

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Sidney Poitier has died aged 94.

. 1 day agoSidney Poitiers career was marked by numerous honors and distinctions. The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out. 1 day agoSidney Poitier and John Cassavetes in 1957s Edge of the City Getty Images While Poitiers career is legendary his private life wasnt as glamorous.

At 23 years old Mr. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career.

Poitier was 44 years old at the time. He received his award for playing Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field 1963 at The 36th Annual Academy Awards 1964. 1 day agoSidney Poitier whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywoods first Black movie star and the first Black man to.

The actor director civil rights activist and ambassador. Sidney Poitier the renowned Hollywood actor director and activist who commanded the screen reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in. The Hollywood star was known for films including Guess Whos Coming to Dinner In the Heat of the Night and Lilies of the Field for which he became the first Black and Bahamian man to win a Best Actor Oscar.

Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. The news was announced by the Bahamian minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell prompting tributes from.

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