Sidney Poitier - Wikipedia 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 actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor [2]
Sidney Poitier - IMDb Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau
Sidney Poitier | Biography, Movies, Facts | Britannica 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 actor to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the first Black movie star
Sidney Poitier - Oscar, Movies Death - Biography Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field '
Sidney Poitier Biography - life, family, childhood, children, name . . . Actor Sidney Poitier's presence in film during the 1950s and 1960s opened up the possibility for bigger and better roles for African American performers Born on February 20, 1924, in Miami, Florida, but raised in the Bahamas, Sidney Poitier was the son of Reginald and Evelyn Poitier
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