iconic actor and activist sydney poirtier has died at the age of 94. he was the first black star in hollywood and the first black man to win an academy award when he won best actor for his performance in lilies of the field. many of his films dealt with social justice and race, include one of his roles in guess who s coming to dinner. i m your son. i love you. i always have, and i always will. but you think of yourself as a colored man. i think of myself as a man. lisa france is a cnn senior entertainment reporter and she s with us right now.