Sidney Poitier, First Black Man To Win Oscar For Best Actor, Dies At Age 94: Reports

RIP Sidney Poitier


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Sidney Poitier, First Black Man To Win Oscar For Best Actor, Dies At Age 94: Reports

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Poitier (left) at the 1963 March on Washington, alongside actors Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston

The second youtube is from a movie called longships. Its a viking vs muslim story. Poitier plays the moor sheik.

The second youtube is from a movie called longships. Its a viking vs muslim story. Poitier plays the moor sheik. Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

The Long Ships.


Widmark lived to be 93. Sidney 94.





another movie with Widmark and Poitier



The Bedford Incident

RIP Sidney Poitier


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...ycsrp_catchall


Sidney Poitier, First Black Man To Win Oscar For Best Actor, Dies At Age 94: Reports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Poitier




Poitier (left) at the 1963 March on Washington, alongside actors Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston





Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Poitier has his hair styled like James Brown in the second clip, lol.

And not one word about the movie that he won the Oscar for "Lillies of the Field" or his seminal race movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracey and Kate Hepburn. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

wonder if biden will come out with an official statement

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."

wonder if biden will come out with an official statement

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man." Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

Sydney Poitier probably didn't vote for Biden so he can't be "Black", lol.

I’ll give this thread another page before it turns into a full-scale parade of racial comments, epithets and WS. I see from above that’s it’s already begun.

Uptown Saturday Night was the most underrated of his entire body of work.

YR what did your comment have to do with topic of the thread...NOTHING like always. You have the nerve to say radical...what was it that the pot said to kettle??

I’m Buck……

https://youtu.be/7tWgwG2Jn2c

I’m Buck……

https://youtu.be/7tWgwG2Jn2c Originally Posted by Jackie S

so they made a movie about some enterprising bank robbers? lol.

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I’ll give this thread another page before it turns into a full-scale parade of racial comments, epithets and WS. I see from above that’s it’s already begun.

Uptown Saturday Night was the most underrated of his entire body of work. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

interesting you haven't pulled yer usual down vote on this thread. must be the topic not the poster right?

i bet you fell outta yer chair i'd even start it. surprise surprise Gomer Pyle!

This message is hidden because bb1961 is on your ignore list. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

what a wonderful contribution valueless poster

YR what did your comment have to do with topic of the thread...NOTHING like always. You have the nerve to say radical...what was it that the pot said to kettle?? Originally Posted by bb1961

yr is sly. he thinks dropping one line about the topic at the end of his rant makes it relevant to the thread

Did he play Benson?