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Sidney Poitier Age: Still Impressive at 84

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Sidney Poitier showed up at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday to present Morgan Freeman with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Despite being 84, Poitier still knows how to command the attention of a room. Upon receiving his award, Freeman told Poitier "getting this award makes it clear to me although they call this the Ceci B. DeMille Award, but to me it's the Sidney Poitier Award." Poitier is best remembered for movies such as Lillies of the Field and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner . The 69th...Read Full Story

Black History Month: We Salute You Sir Sidney Poitier!

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Black is beautiful! Today marks the first day of Black History Month and in the spirit of celebrating black excellence, decadence and opulence, we have 29 days to raise our glasses and toast the men and women who have fought valiantly and tirelessly for the cause! I find it most fitting and honorable to kick off our month long salute to the black pioneers with the incomparable Sir. Sidney Poitier. To Sir, With Love… Who :  Sir Sidney Poitier is a Bahamian-American actor, diplomat...Read Full Story

Sidney Poitier Bahamian Ambassador To Japan

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Read More:- Sidney Poitier Bahamian Ambassador To Japan Sidney Poitier Bahamian Ambassador To Japan , Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE ( born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night...Read Full Story

First African-American Best Actor Academy Award

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Read More:- First African-American Best Actor Academy Award First African-American Best Actor Academy Award , Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE ( born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of...Read Full Story

The 'lost' footage "Bob Marley making of a legend" Esther - Feb 04,2012

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The lost footage "Bob Marley making of a legend" Esther Anderson. Esther Anderson, director-writer-producer,born in the Parish of St. Mary, Jamaica, Esther Anderson studied drama at the Actors Studio in London and played roles in movies -Henry Levins Genghis Khan for Columbia Pictures, Robert Freemans The Touchables for Twentieth Century Fox, Ted Kotcheffs Two Gentlemen Sharing, Jerry Lewiss One More Time for United Artists, and Sidney Poitier& Bob Marley and the Wailers | Twentieth Century...Read Full Story
by Odienator(for all Mumf pieces, go here)Before 1973, Sidney Poitier was hardly known for comedy. In old Hollywood, when you said  “comedy” and “Negro,” you meant COON. Sidney was our distinguished Black actor, carrying the weight of the “Good Negro” on his capable shoulders. He was held to a higher ideal, noble beyond any reasonable request. Sidney could be charismatic, charming, and even easy-going. Outright funny he could not be, at least...  
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It’s been said that Sidney Poitier was to Hollywood what Jackie Robinson was to major league baseball: the man who broke the color barrier. An actor, director and producer, he forever altered the racial perceptions long held by both motion picture ...  
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Alt Film Guide (blog)Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier Photo: Golden Globes 2012Alt Film Guide (blog)Morgan Freeman won a Best Actor – Drama Golden Globe for Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy (1989), co-starring Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. Morgan Freeman also won a Best Supporting Actor for Clint Eastwood's boxing drama Million Dollar Baby ...  
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A man I know said that the "SATC" characters were "repulsive." "Is this what women are?" he asked. And then I thought of Sir Sidney Poitier. As one of the first black leading men, Poitier could never just be a handsome male actor. Whether he was playing a ...  
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Actor Morgan Freeman received the Cecil B. DeMille award for his contributions to both motion pictures and television. Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren presented the awards to the distinguished actor, who is fresh off winning the People's Choice Movie Icon ...  
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