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Article: Sidney Poitier: April 13, 1964.(This Week in Black History)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- April 14, 1997
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Sidney Poitier was awarded Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field at the Academy Awards on this day. He is the first and only Black to win the coveted award for a leading role. His career spans over 50 years to include acting on Broadway and in major motion pictures and producing and directing films. The multi-talented actor ...
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Article: A separate peace; Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine ...
The Boston Herald;
February 15, 1997 ;
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...Sidney Poitier still feels an involuntary shiver shoot down his spine when he recalls ... that have endeared him to the world," says the man who earned a Best Actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963. "I was already familiar with ...
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