Sidney Poitier
Known For: Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1927
- Died
- January 7, 2022 (94.879452054795 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
- External Links
- IMDB
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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