Sidney Poitier: a life in pictures.

 

 

Sidney Poitier was born in Miami, United States on the 20^th of February 1927.

 

The Bahamian American actor, director, and activist reshaped perceptions and cultures, broke the colour barrier in the U.S. film industry (back when no customs or pathways were established), paving the way for African American actors with starring roles in classics such as “To Sir, With Love” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.

 

Poitier redefined roles that celebrated and represented the African American intellect, and excellence; rejecting parts that perpetuated racial caricatures and stereotypes.

 

Below, Sidney Poitier: a life in pictures.

 

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – No Way Out, 1950:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Cry, the Beloved Country, 1951:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Blackboard Jungle, 1955:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Edge of the City, 1957:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – The Defiant Ones, 1958:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Porgy and Bess, 1959:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – A Raisin in the Sun, 1961:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Lilies of the Field, 1963:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – A Patch of Blue, 1965:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – To Sir, With Love, 1967:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, 1967:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Buck and the Preacher, 1972:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Let’s Do it Again, 1975:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Separate but Equal, 1991:

 

 

 

Sidney Poitier – Mandela and de Klerk, 1997:

 

 

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