Sidney Poitier

Date of Birth: 20 Feb 1927

Country: USA

Biography: Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films--To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner--making him the top box office star of that year...(Wikipedia)

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