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Sidney Poitier the first Black male and Bahamian thespian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor has died. His death was confirmed by the office of the prime minister of the Bahamas.
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Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island Bahamas although born two months prematurely in Miami during a visit by his parents Evelyn Outten and Reginald James Poitier.
. Poitier was the first Black person to. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney Poitier The Groundbreaking And Beloved Hollywood Icon Has Died At 94 Its been said that Sidney Poitier does not make movies he makes milestones former president Barack Obama once said of the revered actor who was the first Black man to win an Oscar.
Sidney Poitier the legendary star who was the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor has died at 94 Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed to CBS News Friday. Among his long list of accolades Poitier became the first African American actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for. Sidney Poitier groundbreaking star of American movies has died at the age of 94.
CNNBeautiful brilliant grace and elegance are just a few of the words used by those who paid tribute Friday to the late Sidney Poitier one of. Sidney Poitier was a brilliant and dignified actor who broke the ceiling for many actors of color that followed in his footsteps. Clint Watson press secretary for the Prime Minister.
Sidney Poitier the first Black man to win a Best Actor Oscar has died. Speaking about Poitiers death Mitchell said Weve lost a great Bahamian and Ive lost a personal friend Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said he was conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration when I learned of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier. Eyewitness News Bahamas broke the news on Twitter reporting that Sir Sidney.
Poitier was the first African-American to win an Oscar for Best Actor. Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win a best actor Academy Award.
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