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Post by deyana on Jan 7, 2022 18:47:19 GMT -5
Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dead at 94 Very sad to hear of the passing of Sidney Poitier today. RIP in peace. Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94. Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field," died Thursday in the Bahamas, according to Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas. Few movie stars, Black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen. Before Poitier, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, no Black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer or could get a film produced based on his own star power. Before Poitier, few Black actors were permitted a break from the stereotypes of bug-eyed servants and grinning entertainers. link
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Post by deyana on Jan 7, 2022 18:49:03 GMT -5
I will always remember him from To Sir with Love
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2022 18:51:35 GMT -5
I just read about his passing. RIP Sir. I also loved him in Guess who's coming to dinner and In the Heat of the Night.
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Post by deyana on Jan 7, 2022 19:22:07 GMT -5
He really changed the way black people were portrayed in movies and the media. He had a good long life, but still it's never long enough... He will be very missed.
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Post by John on Jan 7, 2022 20:17:57 GMT -5
I will always remember him from To Sir with LoveHe was a great actor, and that was my favorite film that he was in. Second to that was "In The Heat Of The Night." He will be missed.
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Post by mrright on Feb 28, 2022 17:23:10 GMT -5
chick flick
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Post by romaniprincess on Feb 28, 2022 17:56:01 GMT -5
Why don't you join a Trappist monastery, you pathetic wimp?
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Post by flan327 on Feb 28, 2022 19:16:57 GMT -5
Why don't you join a Trappist monastery, you pathetic wimp? They would NEVER accept him
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Post by flan327 on Feb 28, 2022 19:17:26 GMT -5
You don’t understand it Headpats
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