Sidney Poitier

Actor Sidney Poitier Full Name: Sidney Poitier
Nationality:

American

Profession: Actor
Why Famous: The Defiant Ones, Lilies of the Field and A Patch of Blue.

Born: February 20, 1927 (91 years old)
Star Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA

Married Life

  • 1950-04-29 Actor Sidney Poitier (23) weds model Juanita Hardy
  • 1976-01-23 Actor Sidney Poitier (48) weds actress Joanna Shimkus

Historical Events in the Life of Sidney Poitier

  • 1964-03-11 21st Golden Globes: The Cardinal, Sidney Poitier, & Leslie Caron win
  • 1964-04-13 36th Academy Awards: "Tom Jones", Best Film, Sidney Poitier & Patricia Neal win Best Actor, Actress
  • 1967-08-02 "In the Heat of the Night" directed by Norman Jewison, based on John Ball's novel of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1968)
  • 1967-12-11 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, premieres in NYC (Hepburn - Academy Award for Best Actress 1968)

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