Sidney Poitier (/ ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black …

Jan 21, 2025 · Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American …

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, movie director, and diplomat. He became a star in American movies and plays which went …

4 days ago · Who is Sidney Poitier? Sidney Poitier was a pioneering Bahamian-American actor, director, and author, celebrated for breaking racial barriers in Hollywood and opening doors for …

Jan 11, 2022 · Sir Sidney, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, who was born three months premature in Miami and went on to become the first Black man to win an Academy Award, …

Sidney Poitier. Actor: Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) …

Jul 18, 2023 · Sidney Poitier’s academy award win was like a bombshell levelled right into the heart of a racially segregated Bahamas. Sidney Poitier, a native boy from Cat Island came …

Jan 11, 2022 · NASSAU, Bahamas — When the Bay Street Boys banned Sidney Poitier’s film “No Way Out” in 1950, a movement started, The Nassau Guardian reported on January 11, in an …

Jan 9, 2022 · The Caribbean is mourning one of its shining lights, following the passing of legendary actor, director, humanitarian and ambassador Sir Sidney Poitier, who passed away …

Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the Best Actor Oscar, died on January 6, …