Barrier-breaking Sidney Poitier, 1st Black actor to win Best Actor Oscar, dead at 94
Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing leading man who in the Civil Rights era loomed as large as an inspirational figure as he did a movie star, died Thursday. He was 94.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sidney-poitier-obituary-death-94-civil-rights-pioneer-oscar-winner-161341657.html
Oh no, we're losing all the good ones. A great actor, RIP Sidney Poitier.
I was so sorry to hear of his passing. I've enjoyed so many of his films. Mr. Poitier, groundbreaker, RIP.
Go watch In the Heat of the Night if you want another example of his on-screen excellence.
Quote from: Olive00 on January 12, 2022, 03:47:03 AM
Go watch In the Heat of the Night if you want another example of his on-screen excellence.
Great movie. Incredible scene, for its time, in the greenhouse.