Sidney Poitier
Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged. While Poitiers career is legendary his private life wasnt as glamorous.
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At 23 years old Mr.
. Sidney Poitier and John Cassavetes in 1957s Edge of the City Getty Images. 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. He was married to.
He served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York. 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. Sid Poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent.
The wonderful Sidney Poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 Joe Mankiewicz drama No Way Out. Poitier the first Black man to win a competitive Academy Award for best actor and a towering role model for succeeding generations died. This brilliance continued over a 50 year film career.
Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. In November 1943 16-year-old Sidney Poitier lied about his age and entered the Army as he was homeless and the military took him in out of the cold. This simple story about a handyman helping.
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