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Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Acting

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1927-02-20

DAY OF DEATH

2022-01-07

PLACE OF BIRTH

Miami, Florida, USA

ALSO KNOWN AS

Sir Sidney PoitierСидней ПуатьеСидни Пуатье

BIOGRAPHY

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

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POPULAR MOVIES

TV SHOWS APPEARANCE

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directing

writing