What was the magic of Sidney Poitier, African-American actor who died at the age of 94

The first African-American actor in get an Oscar thanks to the film Lilies of the Field In 1964, he passed away today according to the Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a statement in which does not need more details of the cause of death of the legendary actor, born in Miami in 1927 and of parents from the island of Cat.

Son of Evelyn Outten and Reginald James Poitier, natives of the Bahamas, they owned a farm on Cat Island and they traveled to the US coast to sell their products. Reginald worked as a taxi driver in Nassau.

At the age of seventeen, Portier settled in New York City, where worked as a dishwasher.

The artist was a hollywood symbol during the civil rights movement, a time when it became the biggest star of the American film industry.

Sidney Poitier, legendary actor and civil rights advocate, dies at 94

Medium hundred films accompany it, among which the most stand out are:

• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

All three were released between June and December 1967, days in which the streets burned for social disputes. The films focused to a lesser or greater extent on the racial injustices of the country. Those same successes were the ones that cemented his status in American society.

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It was thus that Poitier I not only stand out in the world of cinema, but also as a performer, director, activist and diplomat. Behold his recognition as a true hollywood idol, which was part of the breaking down of social barriers between african american and white, facts that made him the first big black star in the industry.

I was the only black person on set.

Sidney Poitier

In 1964 he became the first African-American actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his interpretation in Lilies of the valley. Some time later, at the beginning of the 70s, he devoted himself fully to production, premiered without much success in the realization: Buck and the phony (Buck and the Preacher, 1972), A warm december (A warm December, 1973), Uptown Saturday Night(1974) and more.

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In 1997 the role in which he also stood out was when he was named as Bahamas Ambassador to Japan. Also, as Ambassador of the Bahamas for UNESCO.

In 2002 he was awarded by the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a Honorary Oscar, delivered to Denzel Washington, his great successor in the industry.

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When you get on stage and take the hand to the heart, Portier stated:

I accept this award in remembrance of all the African American actors who fought before me in the difficult years.

One by one, the prizes he was the winner of are:

• 2002 – Honorary Oscar
• 1992 – Grammy Award
• 1987 – Honorary Prince of Asturias Award
• 1974 – Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1964 – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama – Lilies of the Valley
• 1964 – Oscar for Best Actor – Lilies of the Valley
• 1958 – BAFTA Award for Best Actor – Fugitives

The last actor role it was in the TV movie “The Last Brickmaker in America”, in 2001. While his last public appearance It was at the 86th edition of the Oscars, in 2014, at which time he presented an award with the renowned actress Angelina Jolie; in 2016 he was awarded an honorary Bafta. (AND)