Few movie stars, Black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen. Before Poitier, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, no Black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer or could get a film produced based on their own star power.http://apne.ws/YYDHCZH
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Poitier was the escaped Black convict who befriends a racist white prisoner (Tony Curtis) in “The Defiant Ones.” He was also the courtly office worker who falls in love with a blind white girl in “A Patch of Blue.”http://apne.ws/1Hu9V7h
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Poitier's many honors included a special Academy Award in 2002, when Black performers won both best acting awards. “I’ll always be following in your footsteps," said one of the winners, Denzel Washington. "There’s nothing I would rather do, sir."http://apne.ws/aQQkOBf
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THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS
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An amazing actor!!!
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He lived a long, amazing life. As he rest in peace
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Loved him in the movie Sneakers with Robert Redford!
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Damn... Sidney, an incredible actor. You shall be missed.
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