Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (born February 20, 1927) is an American-born Bahamian actor, movie director, author, and diplomat.He became a star in American movies and plays which went against racial stereotypes, and made black actors more respected in mainstream roles.. From 1997 through 2007, he was the Bahamian ambassador to Japan

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A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

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Although Peter and Kimani grew up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently.

The couple together shared 15 years of happy married life and had four daughters together named Sherri Poitier, Pamela Poitier, Beverly Poitier-Henderson and Gina Poitier.

Fait chevalier-commandeur de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique (KBE) en 1974, il est le premier acteur noir et le premier bahaméen à recevoir l'Oscar du meilleur acteur, en 1964, pour Le Lys des champs.

Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. Sidney Poitier 101: Your Guide to the Great Actor’s Most Pivotal Roles. Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.

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At 23 years old, Mr. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. Michael Barson is the author of more than a dozen books that examine various facets of American popular culture in the 20th century, about which he has been interviewed by National Public Radio on several...

Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.

Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.

Here are the films and moments that define his career, from inspirational dramas to ‘Stir Crazy’ to that incredible Oscar speech. Poitier …

In addition, he was nominated six times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor (four times under He continued to break ground in three successful 1967 films, each dealing with issues of Poitier was made an honourary Knight Commander of the British Empire by Sidney Poitier was the youngest of seven surviving children,Poitier's uncle believed that the Poitier ancestors on his father's side had migrated from Poitier lived with his family on Cat Island until he was 10, when they moved to At age 15, he was sent to Miami to live with his brother's large family. This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career. Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End. The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously

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In 1964 Poitier became the first black male and Afro-Bahamian actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, having been nominated for the award twice.He is the oldest living and earliest surviving Best Actor Academy Award winner.

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. He has earned so much income by acting in the movies & directing them. Contrary to what was expected of black actors at the time, Poitier's By late 1949, he had to choose between leading roles on stage and an offer to work for Poitier began to be criticized for being typecast as over-idealized African-American characters who were not permitted to have any sexuality or personality faults, such as his character in Poitier directed several films, the most successful being the Poitier recorded an album with the composer Fred Katz called From 1995 to 2003, Poitier served as a member of the board of directors of Poitier was first married to Juanita Hardy from April 29, 1950, until 1965.