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Sidney Poitier has died aged 94. 7 2022 at age 94.

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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.

. 10 hours agoLegendary actor Sidney Poitier whose 71-year career included iconic roles in the classic Hollywood films A Raisin in the Sun Guess Whos Coming to Dinner and Uptown Saturday Night has. He redefined the portrayal of Black Americans in Hollywood films. The news was announced by the Bahamian minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell prompting tributes from.

He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York. 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. 9 hours agoSydney Poitier through the years Sidney Poitiers career was marked by numerous honors and distinctions.

Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. Bettmann Archive via Getty Images. 10 hours agoActor Sidney Poitier has died at 94 Poitier was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar for 1963s Lilies of the FieldHis good looks and smooth commanding presence made him an icon.

The actor director civil rights activist and ambassador was born in Miami in 1927. 10 hours agoSidney 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. 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.

He died on Jan.

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