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Sidney Poitier
On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier Won The Oscar For BEST ACTOR, For His Role In The Movie,Lilies Of The Field.In Doing So, He Became The First Black American To Win An Academy Award In A LEAD ROLE.
(Hattie McDaniel Was The First Black American To Win an Oscar, For Her Supporting Role InGone With The Wind).
Poitier's Career Changed The Way Black Men Were Depicted On Film. For More Than Six Decades, He Has Made The Conscious Choice To Play Intelligent, Articulate, Charming, Proud And Attractive Male Characters. While Other Actors Before Him, Like Paul Robeson, Gave Dignity To Their Film Roles, Poitier's Presence In The Industry Was More Consistent.
Of His Many Films, The Most Mentioned AreThe Defiant Ones,To Sir With Love,In The Heat Of The Night,Guess Who's Coming To DinnerAndA Raisin The SunAndThey Call Me MISTER Tibbs!!
Poitier has Also Directed A Number Of Popular Movies. During The 1970s He Directed And Starred With Harry Belafonte InBuck And The Preacher. He Later Directed And Starred With Friend, Bill Cosby, In A Trilogy Of Films -Uptown Saturday Night,A Piece Of The ActionAndLet's Do It Again. In The 1980s He Directed Richard Pryor And Gene Wilder InStir Crazy.
In 2001, Sidney Poitier Received An Honorary Academy Award For His Overall Contribution To American Cinema. In August 2009, Poitier Received TheMedal Of FreedomFrom President Barack Obama.
An Interview With Sidney Poitier
A Classic Scene From A Classic Poitier Film, In The Heat Of The Night
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
The BLACK IN TIME ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE
Hugh ...This is Great!!! Thanks... Do you do a different one every day?
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 6:52AM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
Again, maestro Hugh you have given us a Great American Artist.
I must say that I believe that 'Brother John', must be included in His Legacy.
Thank You
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 7:39AM
robert powell
THANK YOU, Cynthia & Robert!!! Yes Cynthia I Post The BLACK IN TIME Blogs Here, Every Day, You Can Also Read Them On My Website, http://BlackInTime.Info :-)
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 9:29AM
Hugh Gaddy
Honestly, this i like I will start out with you every morning!!!! I did ready yesterdays, about the Jackson(s) Five... Hey Im going to check out your website now....
Brother John??? Is that the movie he played as the handly man... for the Nuns.. I can't remember... Have you ever wrote about Ida B Wells... if so send me what you got...
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 11:21PM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
"They call me MISTER TIBBS!" was one of the classic lines in movies.
If you like black and white cinema(no color years)
Brother John is a 1971 Gem of a drama about an African-American man -- Mr. Poitier returns to his Alabama hometown every time one of his loved ones is about to die. Brother John is a Classic example of social-issue cinema that flourished in the early 1970s. This subtly engrossing drama posits the coming of a Unique Divine Figure--a prodigal son, savior, and quiet peacemaker.
This story is a clever strategy is to embrace near-total ambiguity, inject divinity into Kane's personal belongings. A crucial balance of faith and uncertainty that, In my opinion with is one of the Greatest Films of All Time. This performance; at times he really seems to be carrying the burdens of humankind in his weary, compassionate heart. Is he Divine, bidding farewell on the verge of doomsday? Only the doctor who birthed him - Will Geer, surmises the truth.
For Love of Ivy and A Patch of Blue, in my opinion, carry Mr. Poitier into the Realm of Greatest Actor of all Time......
Thank you Robert... So Galant... I think I am going to Amazon and see if I can order that movie....
Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 8:54AM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
Robert I think you have a career as a movie critic/reviewer...You've articulated some extremely insightful observations :-)
Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 11:53AM
Hugh Gaddy
By The way, Patch Of Blue is one of my ALL-TIME Favorites, Too!!
Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 11:55AM
Hugh Gaddy
I like that one two.... Hey isn't the one with the blind girl?
Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 8:15PM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
yes,
a great performance by elizabeth hartman and of course American Classic performances by ivan dixon and shelly winters; in black and white(no color film)
To Sir With Love..... I like at the end when the students give him a gift... He's all choked up.... and he says "I think Id Go and Put this away"..... As much as he tried to get away from the school and students, He was trying to build character and self respect for his students.... In the end, his students left a lasting impact on him.........
Saturday, May 8th 2010 at 12:28AM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
Poitier's, "THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS"!!!!!!... for me is the same, same as , C lint Easwood's, "MAKE MY DAY"!!! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL (SMILE)
rICH, THIS WAS ALSO MADE INTO A TV SERIES...also, (I can't remember his famous room mates names right now that were being interviewed as related to his being Emmy nominated for Lilies of The Fields) they were talking about how before they all became famous they use to tell him about his heavy accent would hold him back... that is until he got more and better roles than they did, more often than they did. (smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
