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Poitier had won his history-making best actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963, playing a handyman who helps German nuns build a chapel in the desert. Five years before that Poitier had been the first Black man nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role in "The Defiant Ones." ....
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of . ....
Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, an official from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed Poitier's death. Poitier created a distinguished film legacy in a single year with three 1967 films at a time when segregation prevailed in much of the United States. ....
Poitier created a distinguished film legacy in a single year with three 1967 films at a time when segregation prevailed in much of the United States. ....