Musician Dictionary

Sidney Poitier

Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)

DescriptionBahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)
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Born1927-02-20
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceMiami Miami
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2022-01-06
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathLos Angeles Los Angeles
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States The Bahamas
Source: Wikidata
Occupationauthor stage actor television producer film actor diplomat actor director activist television actor autobiographer theatre director film producer film director writer musician
Source: Wikidata
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: Wikidata
AwardsGolden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Spingarn Medal star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Paul Robeson Award Silver Shell for Best Actor BAFTA Fellowship Marian Anderson Award honorary doctor of the University of Miami Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Kennedy Center Honors Silver Bear Academy Award for Best Actor Presidential Medal of Freedom NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award Academy Honorary Award Coretta Scott King Award AFI Life Achievement Award Silver Bear for Best Actor Henrietta Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Сидней Пуатье

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Identifiers

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