Sidney Poitier
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. A native of Cat Island the Bahamas although born two months prematurely in Miami during a visit by his parents Poitier grew up in poverty as the son of farmers Evelyn nee Outten and Reginald James Poitier who also drove a cab.
Sidney Poitier S Hollywood Actor Movie Stars Actors
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.
. 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. While Poitiers career is legendary his private life wasnt. Sidney Poitier and John Cassavetes in 1957s Edge of the City Getty Images.
In the Heat of the Night. This simple story about a handyman helping. Poitier was 44 years old at the time.
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. He received his award for playing Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field 1963 at The 36th Annual Academy Awards 1964.
Sidney Poitier Uncyclopedia The Content Free Encyclopedia Classic Hollywood Actors Movie Stars
A Young Sidney Poitier 1952 Old Hollywood Stars Movie Stars Classic Hollywood
Sidney Poitier Movie Stars Celebrities Male Best Actor Oscar
The Movie Poster Art Of Sidney Poitier The Museum Of Uncut Funk Actors Movie Stars Black Actors
Sidney Poitier Black Actors Movie Stars Famous Men
Sidney Poitier Los Angeles Sentinel Los Angeles Sentinel Black News Interracial Celebrity Couples Famous Couples Hollywood Couples
Pin On Classy
Sidney Poitier Style Black Hollywood Actors Black Actors
Sidney Poitier Classic Movies Classic Movie Stars Movie Stars American Actors
Sidney Poitier Classic Hollywood Actors Movie Stars
Sidney Poitier Photo Allposters Com Actores Negros Fotos De Cine Hollywood Clasico
Sidney Poitier Photostream Actors Morgan Freeman Movie Stars
Pictures Photos Of Sidney Poitier Black Hollywood Chris Rock African Movies
Sidney Poitier Photostream Celebrity Couples Celebrity Families Celebrities
Black Hollywood Classic Hollywood Actors
Poitier Perfection Classic Hollywood Black Actors Hollywood
This Was Hollywood On Instagram Today In History Sidney Poitier Became The First Black Actor To Have His Handprints Black Actors Classic Hollywood Hollywood
Life Beyond Measure Lp Large Print By Sidney Poitier Paperback Life Lessons Paperbacks Life
Sidney Poitier Hollywood Actor Black Hollywood Black Actors