Sidney Poitier’s Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category. He rose to prominence when the civil rights movement was beginning to make headway in the United States.Credit…Sam Falk/The New York Times
Sidney Poitier The Actor And Legend Who Paved The Way For Black Actors In Hollywood And Film Dead At 94.
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