Sidney Poitier was a light in Hollywood and in life ... his journey – we're looking back at some of his quintessential movies. New movies this week: Skip Harry Styles' 'Don't Worry Darling ...

Hollywood has lost a true icon with the death of Sidney Poitier. The beloved star ... He went on to direct eight more movies, including the 1980 comedy “Stir Crazy.” Ree Hines is a freelance ...

Actor, director, and activist Sidney Poitier is no longer with us, and while fans of classic film stars know these days are fated to come it’s never easy. With a man like Poitier, especially ...

The "Abbott Elementary" actress remembers when she was directed by the legendary star, who lamented: "I am sorry that the ...

This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to our series, Classic Films and Movie Icons, with the interview I recorded with Sidney Poitier in 2000 after the publication of his memoir. Poitier said he ...

Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94.

Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win the ... United Artists After breakout movies like “Blackboard Jungle” and “The Defiant Ones,” Mr. Poitier’s fate was tied to Hollywood ...

Sidney Poitier places his hands in wet cement at ... of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Reception of his movies is frequently divided between those who praise him as a bridge to White ...

REMOVES REFERENCE TO THE BAHAMAS - FILE - Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 2, 2008. Poitier, ... NEW YORK (AP) — We go to movies not just to escape, ...

Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94.

Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday at 94, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies. His impact was as profound as Method acting or ...