Sidney Poitier (1932-2022)

Sidney Poitier (1932-2022) was an African American actor, film director and activist. He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor. Born in the Bahamas, he began his acting career with the American Negro Theater. He won the Academy Award in 1964 for his performance in Lilies of the Field. He is best remembered for his pathbreaking cinematic work challenging racial barriers in films like To Sir with Love, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night (all 1967). Potier is widely considered one of the most significant Black actors of the 20th century.

Note: This informational blog (with the exception of the introductory remarks) is compiled by and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Poitier

Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw-2lRYK1Kc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX4pgsjjZfQ

The Oscar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzTyxXPy1o
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/13/newsid_2524000/2524235.stm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnjTANhBu3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_9RfZfHCs

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NAACP Image Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__IPW_edp5k

Arizona State University Film School
https://film.asu.edu/sidney-poitier

FILMS

Major film clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpSt-eB5g-c

No Way Out (1950)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlpK2tOHLGA

Mark of the Hawk (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKdbl1wjcQ

Edge of the City (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAvTuSbwSA

Porgy and Bess (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIdrZxaP-gE