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Article: Sidney Poitier
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- Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Sidney Poitier
Actor Sidney Poitier's (born 1924) presence in film during the 1950s and 1960s opened up the possibility for bigger and better roles for black performers.
At a 1992 banquet sponsored by the august American Film Institute (AFI), a bevy of actors, filmmakers, and others gathered to pay tribute to Sidney Poitier. Superstar Denzel Washington called the veteran actor and director "a source of pride for many African Americans, " the
Los Angeles Times
reported, while acting luminary James Earl Jones ventured that his colleague had "played a great role in the life of our country." Poitier himself was typically humble in the face of such praise, but he has acknowledged that his ...
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Article: REMY MARTIN FOUNDATION AND AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE HONOR ...
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... ... FILM INSTITUTE HONOR ACTOR/DIRECTOR SIDNEY POITIER, RECIPIENT OF 1992 AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Remy ... dinner. This year's award honors Sidney Poitier, the internationally acclaimed film ...
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