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Happy 86th Birthday to Sidney Poitier! Mr. Poitier was one of the first prominent African-American leading actors and he was the first black man to win a best actor Oscar which he achieved in 1963 for Lilies of the Field. His filmography includes such classics as The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, A read more

(Image: Listal) Born on February 20, 1927 was not only one of the most talented actors of the mid-20th century, but also one of the coolest human beings in general: Sidney Poitier. Sidney was born prematurely in Miami while his Bahamian parents were visiting Florida. Though being born on American so read more

Happy 86th Birthday to Sidney Poitier! Mr. Poitier was one of the first prominent African-American leading actors and he was the first black man to win a best actor Oscar which he achieved in 1963 for Lilies of the Field. His filmography includes such classics as The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, A read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Sidney Poitier, Born February 20th, 1927! It’s always a hard task to write about a ground breaker. It’s an even harder task to write about an African American ground breaker during black history month. I mean, what can I possibly say about the accomplis read more

The last day of the first full week of SUTS and the blogging is going strong!  Today, whether you you call him Mister Tibbs or call him the first African American man to win an Academy Award, there is no denying that Sidney Poitier deserves to be part of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars, and the read more

Today the Summer Under the Stars spotlight is on the charming and handsome Sidney Poitier. We have several bloggers signed on to pay tribute to this revered, groundbreaking actor: read more

Sidney Poitier and The Civil Rights Movement in Hollywood This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day of Sidney Poitier films will air on TCM on August 7. From the time Sidn read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. This post is my contribution to the TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Jill of Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and Michael of ScribeHard on Film. Sidney Poitier is the featur read more

Sidney Poitier and The Civil Rights Movement in Hollywood Labels: blogathon, Sidney Poitier, Summer Under the Stars Blogathon This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day read more

From the time Sidney Poitier first stepped in front of the camera in 1950, he drastically altered the racial paradigm of Hollywood films. Poitier came to represent the changes implemented by the Civil Rights movement. As an actor, Poitier’s role in the Civil Rights movement was to “desegregate the read more

Throughout the month of August, I’ll be sharing recommended films from TCM’s Summer Under the Stars programming every Tuesday. It isn’t August just yet, but I wanted to get a list up that included the first week of the month. Feel free to share your own recommendations for me in th read more

  Sidney Poitier is eloquent and elegant as he discusses his motivation for supporting the growing civil rights movement. The program is the Civil Rights Roundtable, telecast in 1960. He is joined by quite the line up: James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, read more

Sir Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927. Bahamian/American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He performed in films and plays defying racial stereotyping, giving credibility to black actors. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his perform read more

TCM is having a Sidney Poitier, Mini Marathon Mon. Jan. 18th.:Raisin in the Sun(1961) A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee.Blackboard Jungle (1955) An idealistic teacher confronts the realities read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The Sidney Poitier Collection could have easily been called Sophistication in a Box: Sidney Poitier, or Awesomeness Redefined: Sidney Poitier or my personal favorite: Sidney Poitier Therap read more

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Grandaughter by Sidney Poitier April 2008 HarperOne 285 pages Barnes and Noble Powell's IndieBound (your independent bookstore) "All I know for sure is that "stories" are the bedrock on which each human life is built." - Sidney Poitier Inspired by th read more

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Grandaughter by Sidney Poitier April 2008 HarperOne 285 pages Barnes and Noble Powell's IndieBound (your independent bookstore) "All I know for sure is that "stories" are the bedrock on which each human life is built." - Sidney Poitier Inspired by th read more

This post is my contribution to the TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Jill of Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and Michael of ScribeHard on Film. Sidney Poitier is the featured actor on Tuesday August 7th on TCM. If you only watch one Sidney Poitier film on Tuesday’s TCM Summer U read more

This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiographyby Sidney PoitierHarperOnePaperback ISBN: 9780061357909272 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “You don't have to become something you're n read more