RIP Sidney Poitier Another National Treasure lost...

tempo_n_groove
tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
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RIP.  If you don't really know who he is, read the Wiki page.  He was the first black actor to win an Academy Award among other things.  A truly great perfecter of his craft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Poitier

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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Damn.

    RIP.
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Great actor.   They made us watch To Sir With Love in highschool in the 90s.  I loved it. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    cp3iverson said:
    Great actor.   They made us watch To Sir With Love in highschool in the 90s.  I loved it. 
    I considered him Mr Smooth before Billy Dee Williams.  Such a pleasure to watch.
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 614
    Yes, loved his work 
    To Sir With Love
    In the Heat of the Night 
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner


    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    I first saw him in Sneakers. Fun movie and always liked him!
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    RIP legend. My parents had the VHS of To Sir With Love. I remember a friend and I wanted to be rebellious and buy tickets for one movie and sneak into another. We snuck into 'Sneakers' and whilst we waited for some giant nudity/sex scene, I remember saying to myself privately, hey, that's the guy from that old movie Mom and Dad showed me when I was younger! 
    www.cluthelee.com
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    RIP…
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,854
    In The Heat Of The Night

    One of my all-time favorites.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,595
    RIP to a truly beautiful human,great actor! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,825
    Great man

    left a positive mark
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,411

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Bentleyspop said:

    Nice job, great line and delivery in that movie.

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