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[NNN] Sidney Poitier and the Legacy of “No Way Out” .Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film depicts the racism faced by a Black doctor working in a prison ward. This role allowed Poitier to establish his film ... View more

[Collider.com] How 'No Way Out' Established Sidney Poitier as a Groundbreaking ... .It was around this time that director Joseph L. Mankiewicz had begun a lengthy process of auditioning actors for a film concerning the racism faced by a Black ... View more

[The Reporter] Tributes pour in for groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier .FILE – Sidney Poitier signs autographs before the opening of the 14th International Film Festival at the West Berlin congress hall on June 26, ... View more

[WesternSlopeNow] Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives .NEW YORK (AP) — We go to movies not just to escape, but to discover. We might identify with the cowboy or the runaway bride or the kid who befriends a ... View more

[The Conversation AU] Sidney Poitier -- Hollywood's first Black leading man reflected the ... .In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the Southern Christian ... View more

[Associated Press] Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies .NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the ... View more

[Chicago Defender] Sidney Poitier Dead at 94 | Chicago Defender .Legendary actor and activist, Sidney Poitier died today at the age of 94. Poitier was the first black man to win the Academy Award in 1964. ... View more

[WesternSlopeNow] Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier dead at 94 .Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to ever win a Best Actor Oscar and a major star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died, an official from the ... View more

[Birmingham Times] Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies .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 ... View more

[Boise State Public Radio] Sir, we loved you: Sidney Poitier dies at 94 .Poitier was the first Black actor to win a Best Actor Oscar, for 1963's Lilies of the Field. His good looks and smooth, commanding presence made him an icon ... View more

[WesternSlopeNow] Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies .NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, ... View more

[NPR] Sir, we loved you: Sidney Poitier dies at 94 .Poitier was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar, for 1963's Lilies of the Field. His good looks and smooth, commanding presence made him an ... View more