Poitier

Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s trailblazer, has passed away at the age of 94. He was the first black actor who broke through racial barriers and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 1963’s Lilies of the Field, creating a history."There are no words to convey the deep sense of loss and…

United Artists Iconic actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94 at his home in the Bahamas. Considered the first Black Hollywood superstar, Poitier was handsome, disciplined and strong – he could fly with fury one minute, and convey great dignity the next. In 1958 he became the first Black actor to be…

Throughout his career, Sidney Poitier continued to do things no Black man had ever done in Hollywood before. (Photo: Larry Busacca/VF14 via Getty Images)Sidney Poitier, the Bahamian-American actor who broke numerous Hollywood barriers in the 1950s and 1960s — most famously in 1964 when he became the first Black man to win the Oscar for…

O ator Sidney Poitier, primeiro negro a receber um Oscar de Melhor Ator, faleceu nesta sexta-feira (7), aos 94 anos. A informação foi divulgada pelo Ministério de Relações Exteriores das Bahamas, onde o ator residia. A causa da morte ainda não foi divulgada. Poitier atuou em clássicos como No Calor da Noite (1967) e Acorrentados…

Sir Sidney Poitier, famed Academy Award-winning actor and one of the last surviving members of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at the age of 94. The first reports of Poitier's death came from news sources in the Bahamas, the actor's home, which he proudly represented throughout his career. According to those reports, Poitier's death was…