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Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star s death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, The Bahamas Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida. Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies Of …
Toni Anne Barson/WireImageSidney Poitier, the Oscar-winning actor who brought a quiet dignity to his characters on screen and helped break down the color barrier in Hollywood, has died at age 94. Poitier's death was confirmed by two Bahamian ministers. Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper told ABC News he was "conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration when I learned of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier." "Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us," he said. Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell also told ABC News, "We've lost a great Bahamian and I've lost a personal friend." Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor in 1964 for his role in Lilies of the Field. He was perhaps best known for