Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Sidney Poitier performances. According to Wikipedia: Sir Sidney Poitier KBE, , is a Bahamian American Academy Award-winning actor, film director, and activist. He has been hailed as a breakthrough star thanks to acclaimed performances, which, by consciously defying racial stereotyping, gave a new dramatic credibility for black actors to mainstream film audiences in the Western world.

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Jack Lemmon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier on TCM

Alternative Film Guide (blog)Jack Lemmon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier on TCMAlternative Film Guide (blog)... John Sturges Western Last Train from Gun Hill, whose most memorable feature is Carolyn Jones as the female lead (actually a supporting role). ...and more »

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Poitier Portraying Another Magic Negro: She's Blind, So Race Don't Matter...

See A Patch of Blue (1965), staring Sidney Poitier who by that time was already a seasoned actor. Recall that Poitier only two years earlier, he was the first Black actor to win an academy...

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Gallery: "Precious" premiere at AFI Fest

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Actor Sidney Poitier, left, and his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier arrive together at the premiere of the film "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (

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