
	Where results make sense

Topic: Sidney Poitier

Related Topics

Champion (1949 movie)

A Patch of Blue

Meryl Streep

Lilies of the Field

Ron Howard (American director)

Sexagenarian

Paul Scofield

AFI Life Achievement Award

Septuagenarian

Martin Scorsese

Stockard Channing

Morgan Freeman

Otto Preminger

Gene Hackman

Wynton Marsalis

In the News (Thu 26 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Sidney Poitier - MSN Encarta
		Poitier won an Oscar five years later for Lilies of the Field (1963), in which he played a drifter who becomes a reluctant mainstay to a group of émigré nuns.
		Poitier was hailed as the box-office star of 1967 for his charismatic work on three popular films: In the Heat of the Night; To Sir, with Love; and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
		Poitier played a gunfighter in the CBS miniseries Children of the Dust (1995) and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the made-for-television film Mandela and de Klerk (1997).
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761579379 (498 words)

	African Americans - Sidney Poitier
		Poitier was born in Miami on Feb. 20, 1924, where his parents had gone to deliver tomatoes from their farm on tiny Cay Island in the Bahamas.
		Poitier became a professional at a time when work for fl actors was scarce, and the roles that were available were not positive portrayals.
		Poitier made a string of movies in the 1960s, including "To Sir With Love," "The Bedford Incident," "The Slender Thread" and "A Patch of Blue." But by the mid-'70s, he decided he had achieved all he ever wished for as an actor.
	www.africanamericans.com /SidneyPoitier.htm (2187 words)

	Sidney Poitier biography
		Sidney Poiter was born prematurely in Miami, where his parents made a regular voyage from the Bahamas to sell their crop of tomatoes.
		The youngest of eight siblings, Poitier was raised on Cat Island and Nassau, in the Bahamas.
		Poitier's characters had a common thread: they were intelligent, rational men - non-threatening to whites but exhibiting a quiet dignity and controlled anger.
	www.topblacks.com /entertainment/sidney-poitier.htm (705 words)

	The religion of Sidney Poitier, actor
		Sidney Poitier and his family regularly attended Anglican services while he was growing up on Cat Island, and then they attended the local Catholic church while they lived in Nassau.
		Poitier was born prematurely and was such a small and weak infant that his father prepared a miniature shoe box to be used as a casket.
		Sidney Poitier's sister Teddy left home for a time to live with her boyfriend, a man named "Blood." One night Blood beat her severely with a weapon, and she returned to her family.
	www.adherents.com /people/pp/Sidney_Poitier.html (6454 words)

	sidney poitier - Kelkoo - voordeligste prijzen
		Sidney Poitier, een van de meest toonaangevende en toegejuichte acteurs in de filmwereld, speelt de sterren van de hemel in deze explosieve actiethriller.
		Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is een politieagent uit Philladelphia die op doorreis in het station van het plaatsje Sparta op de volgende trein wacht.
		In deze spannende sequel bij In the Heat of the Night speelt Oscarwinnaar Sidney Poitier nogmaals de rol van de onversaagde politiedetective Tibbs.
	www.kelkoo.nl /b/a/ss_sidney_poitier.html (233 words)

	Sidney Poitier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poitier was born on the high seas en route to Miami, Florida, where his farmer parents, a Bahamian father of Haitian descent and a Bahamian mother, travelled to sell tomatoes and other produce from their farm on tiny Cat Island in The Bahamas.
		Poitier was born prematurely and was not expected to survive the boat ride but he did and his birth was recorded in Miami as the vessel was already en route to and closer to Florida.
		Poitier was appointed a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in 1974.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sidney_Poitier (1253 words)

	Be Aware - Sidney Poitier
		Sidney Poitier is classed as one of the first great African-American actors, but he wasn't actually the first fl actor nor was he the first fl to be nominated for an Academy Award or an Oscar.
		Sidney played a doctor treating a white bigot and the role got him noticed and led to more roles that were subsequently more interesting and prominent than the majority of roles other fl actors were getting at the time.
		Sidney was known for his talent, conscience, integrity and was liked by many which placed him on an equal footing with white actors of the time.
	www.daintycrew.com /sidneypoitier.htm (880 words)

	American Masters . Sidney Poitier \| PBS
		At the age of sixteen, Poitier moved to New York and found a job as a dishwasher.
		For his role in THE DEFIANT ONES, Poitier was nominated for an Academy Award.
		Poitier would reprise his role for the Hollywood adaptation in 1961.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/poitier_s.html (781 words)

	The Biography Channel - Sidney Poitier Biography
		Poitier made his Broadway debut in 1946, in an all-fl production of 'Lysistrata', and moved into films four years later, with 'No Way Out'.
		Poitier continued to make racially provocative films, appearing in Kramer's 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' as the fl fiancÃ© of a white woman.
		Poitier was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1974.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/271:0/Sidney_Poitier.htm (634 words)

	Sidney Poitier Biography
		Poitier, determined to succeed, continued working in the restaurant but listened to radio broadcasts in his spare time to improve his speaking.
		Poitier served as an understudy (one who learns a performer's lines in case that performer is unable to perform) for actor-singer Harry Belafonte (1927–;) in a play called Days of Our Youth, and an appearance one night led to a small role in a production of the Greek comedy Lysistrata.
		Poitier made his film debut in the 1950 feature No Way Out, playing a doctor tormented by the racist (one who is prejudiced against other races) brother of a man whose life he could not save.
	www.notablebiographies.com /Pe-Pu/Poitier-Sidney.html (1064 words)

	Sidney Poitier - Encyclopedia.com
		To Sidney, With Love; In the heat of the '60s, Sidney Poitier's time in the Hollywood sun came and went.
		Sidney Poitier stars as gunslinger in TV mini-series 'Children of the Dust.' (Cover Story)
		Poitiers sell Beverly Hills, CA, mansion for $4.5 mil., purchases New York Co-op for $2.5 mil.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Poitier.html (924 words)

	Sidney Poitier: A Classy Classic Movie Star
		Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 while his parents were on a vacation to Miami, Florida.
		In this film Sidney played a doctor who is accused of murder by the racist brother of a patient that died in his care.
		Sidney was one of the few actors chosen with acting experience.
	www.angelfire.com /ri2/rebeccastjames/Sidney.html (590 words)

	Sidney Poitier - Biography - Moviefone
		Sidney Poitier was to Hollywood what Jackie Robinson was to major league baseball: simply put, the man who broke the color barrier.
		In 1988, Poitier appeared onscreen for the first time in over a decade in Roger Spottiswoode's thriller Shoot to Kill, followed by a supporting turn in the espionage drama Little Nikita.
		After another extended absence, Poitier returned in 1995 in the TV movie Children of the Dust, and in 1996 he starred in the long-awaited follow-up to his '67 success To Sir With Love, TV's To Sir With Love 2.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/sidney-poitier/106725/biography (543 words)

	AFI Life Achievement Award: Sidney Poitier
		Sidney Poitier has had to carry a heavier load of social significance than just about any other actor in history.
		Sidney Poitier’s characters — doctors, detectives, lawyers, gunslingers, scientists, soldiers — tend to be men of control, men who subdue volcanic rage with reason and intellect.
		Sidney Poitier has racked up such an impressive list of achievements — including tonight’s award — that it’s easy to transform him into some kind of societal footnote.
	www.afi.com /tvevents/laa/laa92.aspx (784 words)

	Sidney Poitier holds court spellbound - Business - www.smh.com.au
		Sidney Poitier outside the court building with his lawyer on Tuesday.
		The actor Sidney Poitier became a witness in the trial of a suit against Walt Disney directors on Tuesday and, in so doing, transformed a Delaware courtroom into a theatre where he played the role of his life: himself.
		Mr Poitier, who resigned from the Disney board last year, said he learned that Mr Ovitz would be appointed president the day before it was announced.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Sidney-Poitier-holds-court-spellbound/2004/12/08/1102182366333.html?from=moreStories (524 words)

	Sidney Poitier @ Filmbug UK
		Poitier was accorded the honor of knighthood in 1969 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England.
		Poitier initiated the role of Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway.
		Poitier is renowned for his consistently sensitive and powerful portrayals in such socially charged films as No Way Out, Blackboard Jungle, Something of Value, The Defiant Ones, Pressure Points, A Patch of Blue, To Sir With Love, In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Wilby Conspiracy.
	www.filmbug.co.uk /db/21285 (484 words)

	Amazon.ca: To Sir With Love: James Clavell, Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Lulu, Christian Roberts, Chris ...
		Poitier is very good as a man struggling with the extent of his commitment to the job, and even more as a teacher whose commitment is to proffering life lessons instead of academics.
		Sidney Poitier had a year in 1967 that, due to the length of time it takes to make a film these days, may not be repeated now, that is 3 starring roles in three extremely profitable films which does not happen that quite often.
		Sidney Poitier is astonishing in his role of Mark Thackeray, a fl super-gentleman teacher who has been assigned to work with a bunch of unruly students in the slums of...
	www.amazon.ca /Sir-Love-James-Clavell/dp/0800104803 (1368 words)

	Sidney Poitier (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When his heavy Bahamian accent prompted laughter from producers, Poitier spent the next six months honing his elocution skills, practicing his enunciation by repeating radio routines, and finally gaining admission to the theatrical troupe's ranks after his second audition.
		In 1988, Poitier appeared onscreen for the first time in over a decade in Roger Spottiswoode's thriller Shoot to Kill, followed by a supporting turn in the espionage drama Little Nikita.
		After another extended absence, Poitier returned in 1995 in the TV movie Children of the Dust, and in 1996 he starred in the long-awaited follow-up to his '67 success To Sir With Love, TV's To Sir With Love 2.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P106725 (511 words)

	Sidney Poitier - TV.com
		Sidney Potier was fired from a his parking cars job because he was not good at driving.
		Sidney Poitier lied to the director to get his first major role in "No Way Out", in 1950; in fact Sidney Poitier told him he was 27, when actually only 22 years old.
		Sidney Poitier: Almost all the job opportunities were reflective of the stereotypical perception of fls that had infected the whole consciousness of the country.
	www.tv.com /sidney-poitier/person/94318/summary.html (435 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Sidney Poitier \| PBS
		Poitier is recognized as the actor who broke the colour barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry and made the careers of other fl actors possible.
		Poitier was born prematurely in the United States while his parents were visiting from the Bahamas.
		A dual citizen of the United States and The Bahamas, Poitier in 1997 was appointed ambassador to Japan for The Bahamas.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/sidney_poitier.html (493 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sidney Poitier to receive Philadelphia's Marian Anderson Award (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Poitier, 79, was chosen because of his work as an artist, humanitarian and diplomat, Mayor John F. Street said Wednesday.
		Poitier is to accept the award, and its accompanying $100,000 honorarium, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 14.
		Poitier was the first fl performer in a leading role to win an Academy Award, for 1963's Lilies of the Field.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-07-27-poitier_x.htm?csp=34 (415 words)

	Amazon.com: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light: James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Lee Grant: Movies ...
		Poitier's contribution to film is documented with clips from his early work, and tribute is paid to his vital role as a pioneer who paved the way for fl actors to take on roles that were not merely racial stereotypes.
		Sidney Poitier is a man who made his mark on the world and on the world of acting through personal sacrifice and by standing firmly on principle.
		Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte worked hard to ensure that the details depicted in the film were true to history.
	www.amazon.com /Sidney-Poitier-One-Bright-Light/dp/1572527307 (1290 words)

	Sidney Poitier Filmography
		Synopsis: Sydney Poitier's talent and sheer magnetism in such films as In the Heat of the Night and Raisin in the Sun broke color barriers during the height of segregation and permanently rearranged racial politics in America.
		Sidney Poitier stars as Gypsy Smith, a bounty hunter who, much to the chagrin of the local white population, leads a group of fl settlers to Oklahoma to form their own free community.
		Sidney Poitier (in his screen debut) is the fl doctor, Luther Brooks, assigned to take care of the wounded Ray.
	www.fandango.com /sidneypoitier/filmography/p106725 (3697 words)

	Book reviews of The Measure of A Man by Sidney Poitier.
		Poitier was uncompromising as he pursued a personal and public life that would honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his parents just a few years after his introduction to indoor plumbing and the automobile, Poitier broke racial barrier after racial barrier to launch a pioneering acting career.
		Poitier explores the nature of sacrifice and commitment, pride and humility, rage and forgiveness, and paying the price for artistic integrity, What emerges is a picture of a man seeking truth, passion, and balance in the face of limits--his own and the world's.
		It is not only Poitier's reflection on a long life in the world of arts and entertainment but also a statement of his personal views on what it means to be a good man, honed in discussions with friends and fellow travelers on life's journey who were themselves of a philosophical frame of mind.
	www.bookbrowse.com /reviews/index.cfm?book_number=472 (1015 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Sidney Poitier
		In April '97 Poitier was named the Ambassador to Japan from the Bahamas. He is married, has six daughters, and four grandchildren.
		Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood.
		Poitier reflects on his amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/SidneyPoitiereBooks.htm (331 words)

	Sidney Poitier
		Sidney Poitier was the first fl man to win an academy award for best actor.
		Sidney Poitier was going to marry a white girl, and he went to dinner at her parent’s house for the first time, to meet them.
		Her parents were absolutely horrified at the thought of their daughter marrying a fl man. It was the first time that an interracial marriage had been the subject of a Hollywood film, and the film had a happy ending.
	www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com /articles/sidney_poitier.htm (401 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)