Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier and John Cassavetes in 1957s Edge of the City Getty Images. 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.
This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career.
. Poitier the first Black man to win a competitive Academy Award for best actor and a towering role model for succeeding generations died in. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York.
Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. 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.
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