Sidney Poitier

Growing up in the Bahamas Sidney Poitier used to stare at the sky at night and wonder why the stars disappeared at dawn. 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.

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This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career.

. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. This simple story about a handyman helping. The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out.

Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. Here is a look at the life of Sidney. He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York.

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. Poitier wrote a science-fiction novel. Sidney Poitier centre at the Cannes Film Festival for the showing of his film A Raisin in the Sun on May 13 1961.

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. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. 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.

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