Sidney L. Poitier
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 20, 1927 Miami, FL |
| Died | Jan 6, 2022 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 94 |
Sidney Poitier | |
| Job | Actor, director, writer, diplomat |
| Top Roles | Gordon Ralfe, Homer Smith, John Prentice, Walter Lee Younger, Eddie Cook |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, War, Romance, Thriller/Suspense, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Prejudice, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Ralph Nelson (Director), Stanley Kramer (Producer), Ivan Dixon, Roy Glenn |
| Shares birthday with | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Richard Beymer, Margot Grahame see more.. |
Sidney Poitier Overview:
Legendary actor, Sidney Poitier, was born Sidney L. Poitier on Feb 20, 1927 in Miami, FL. Poitier died at the age of 94 on Jan 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
Imposingly good-looking black American actor - the first to attract international audiences as a leading man. Although he broke down few actual barriers, he brought dignity to the portrayal of the black man on screen and, more important, played several roles that might have easily been portrayed by a white man. As an actor, most interesting when being less than saintly. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Sidney Poitier was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (as Homer Smith) in 1963. He also won one Honorary Award in 2001 in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being .
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1958 | Best Actor | The Defiant Ones (1958) | Noah Cullen | Nominated |
| 1963 | Best Actor | Lilies of the Field (1963) | Homer Smith | Won |
Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)
| Year | Award | Description |
| 2001 | Honorary Award | in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Sidney Poitier's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #134 on Jun 23, 1967.
BlogHub Articles:
: For Love of Ivy, Lost Man, Brother John
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 10, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsIn honor of the inimitable , I spent some time revisiting a bevy of his finest films and also some underrated ones that were new to me. Because he was a prominent archetype for a black movie star, when he was often the only one, it’s fascinating to see the roles he chose at diffe... Read full article
The Slender Thread (1965) Connecting and Anne Bancroft
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 8, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsThe Slender Thread feels a bit reminiscent of one of those self-contained film noir from a previous decade like 14 Hours or Dial 1119. It’s not a very ambitious scale, still, within its confines, it’s a rather enjoyable film. But, of course, the main attractions are and An... Read full article
The Defiant Ones (1958): Tony Curtis and
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 5, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsI can’t have made this up myself, but The Defiant Ones is a testament to the pithy axiom that proximity breeds empathy. Stanley Kramer has very clear intent when he builds the premise of his story out of a white and black prisoner, in the era of Jim Crow, who are chained together for the major... Read full article
To Sir, With Love (1967): As a Mentor
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 3, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsIn the 1950s Blackboard Jungle was one of the early pivotal roles for where he plays a disaffected youth who is ultimately mentored and encouraged by his teacher: Glenn Ford. Thus, it seems fitting, at the height of his own powers in 1967, Poitier left the student behind and graduated... Read full article
Lilies of the Field (1963): Starring
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 1, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsThe ample joys of Lilies of the Field come out of it being a kind of modern-day parable. It’s a modest and simple story, shot over 15 days by director Ralph Nelson, with a source novel gaining inspiration from the passage of the Christian scripture: “Consider the lilies of the field, how... Read full article
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Sidney Poitier Quotes:
Homer Smith: Oh! Why couldn't they have asked me to build a bathtub? With nice, *hot* water?
Pamela Dare: Sir, would you dance with me tonight?
Mark Thackeray: Of course, but nothing too fast. I'm getting much too old for that sort of thing Miss Dare.
Pamela Dare: We'll make it something special, promise?
Mark Thackeray: Promise.
Pamela Dare: Sir, would you call me Pamela tonight?
Mark Thackeray: Yes... Pamela.
Walter Lee Younger: [to George Murchison, Beneatha's date] How come all you college boys wear them faggoty-looking white shoes?
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