Sidney Poitier

CNN Sidney Poitier whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywoods first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar has died. Sidney Poitier who has died aged 94 was the first black actor to win an Oscar in a leading role in 1964 for his performance in Lilies of the Field.

If You Were Born In 1964 Sidney Poitier Became The First Black Male Actor To Win An Academy Award That Year He Won Best Actor Oscar Best Actor Beloved Movie

The news was announced by the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell prompting tributes.

. In November 1943 16-year-old Sidney Poitier lied about his age and entered the Army as he was homeless and the military took him in out of the cold. Sidney Poitier has died aged 94. Sidney Poitier the renowned Hollywood icon director and activist who commanded the screen reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in. He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York.

This simple story about a handyman helping. Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. 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.

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