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Sidney Poitier

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Profession
Movie Actor
Died
Jan 6, 2022
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
Miami FL
About
Actor, director, and diplomat who became the first African American to win an Oscar after performing in Lilies of the Field. The films Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night, additionally bolstered his fame.
Family
His parents, Evelyn and Reginald, moved from Cat Island to Miami to sell tomatoes. He had six daughters, including actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

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