Sidney Poitier

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 served as a medical attendant at a mental hospital in New York.

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Disliking Army life Poitier attempted to fake insanity in an attempt to get discharged.

. Sidney Poitier who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field and inspired a. Sidney Poitier whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywoods first Black movie star and the first Black man to. This simple story about a handyman helping. Sidney Poitier the renowned Hollywood icon director and activist who commanded the screen reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in.

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.

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