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Legendary actor Sidney Poitier’s spiritual autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," has been chosen by celebrity talk-show host Oprah Winfrey as her latest book club read. CHICAGO Oprah Winfrey turned ...

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In theory there’s only so much to be done with a celebrity biography, but when the subject is Sidney Poitier, that’s an unusually target-rich environment. “Sidney,” a documentary from director ...

Other Facts: Nominated for two Academy Awards. Winner of one competitive and one honorary award. Nominated for and winner of one Grammy Award. Nominated for two Emmy Awards. Grew up on Cat Island in ...

HOLLYWOOD, C.A. (NBC) – Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with ...

Sidney Poitier, the renowned actor, director and activist, died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate cancer, according to his death certificate. Poitier died in Beverly ...

The world is mourning the loss of a legend who broke racial barriers. Actor Sidney Poitier died at 94-years-old. Poitier was the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor. He was also a champion ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award ...

A Broadway play focused on the life of the Miami born star, who earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1959 for his work in “The Defiant Ones,” is in the works. Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, ...

Legendary actor, director and activist Sidney Poitier died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer's dementia and prostate cancer, according to his death certificate. Poitier died in Beverly ...