Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, has died

[RandySF]

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BREAKING: Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, has died

[Coventina]

1. Rest in Power!

[underpants]

2. 👍🕯

[uponit7771]

4. +1

[Paladin]

3. A great actor, and a great man. (nt)

[BeckyDem]

5. omg no!

He was so wonderful in every way. Plus I had the biggest crush on him as a young teen!

RIP dear man.

[malaise]

7. Girl one of my besties actually married a man because he looked like Sidney

You think you had a crush?

[BeckyDem]

11. +1. lol

I hope they were happy!!

[MuseRider]

12. I did too!

I thought he was one of the most beautiful men I had ever seen and his voice, just wow. Once I found out his politics it was apparent he was a full package of greatness.

He has left us with so much. A life more than just well lived. So sad.

[BeckyDem]

19. +1. Totally!

[Irish_Dem]

25. I was going to post the same thing.

I thought he was so handsome and debonaire.
Swoon.....

[BeckyDem]

27. Yep, there really was no one quite like him.

[malaise]

6. I actually met him decades ago

It was a complete accident - in a supermarket aisle in Nassau. He said hello and I told him one of my best friends adored him. I then asked him if it would be rude to ask him for an autograph for her. He asked me her name and wrote it. She still has it - more than 50 years later.
He was a wonderful progressive man.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Love that

It’s as I always imagined him. Civilization defined.

[malaise]

10. And gorgeous to boot

[BeyondGeography]

20. Which made him all the more remarkable

His character transcended his looks, which is saying something.

[malaise]

22. Not one ounce of arrogance

I still remember that lovely day.

[crickets]

13. What a sweet story.

I know he's done so many other stage roles and movies (A Patch of Blue, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, They Call Me Mister Tibbs) but to me, he's always 'Sir.'

[malaise]

21. Loved them all but the 'Caribbeanness' of Sir was special

I think I loved Kathryn Hepburn even more after Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

[BeckyDem]

16. He was a truly beautiful human being, in every sense of the word.

[gademocrat7]

8. R.I.P. Sidney Poitier.

Brilliant actor.

[spanone]

14. Brilliant Actor! RIP Mr. Poitier

[FalloutShelter]

15. Rest in power sweet prince.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. RIP Sidney Poitier -- a true trailblazer and American icon.

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[hlthe2b]

18. Damn, we are losing so many legends this year. Go, in peace, Sidney

Much respect for you.

[sheshe2]

23. CNN just showed a few clips of his movies...

CNN just showed a few clips of his movies. They also showed Barack Obama awarding him the medal of freedom.

I am going to miss this man. Rest in peace, Sir.

[whathehell]

24. Loved, loved, loved him..

[StarryNite]

26. Nooo

Rest in Peace Sidney Poitier. Head towards that Patch of Blue.

[MineralMan]

28. RIP, Sir.

[blogslug]

29. This one hurts

Goodbye to you, Mr. Poitier.

[Ohio Joe]

30. RIP

[virgdem]

31. RIP to an exceptional and accomplished man and actor. He will be missed.

I just saw him the other day in To Sir with Love. His acting and presence always had a quiet dignity that infused all of his roles.

[Tommymac]

32. Godspeed Sir Poitier

[Jim__]

33. RIP

[Botany]

34. 2 men of color who showed grace and class / I wonder what Obama will say of Sidney's passing?

[Budi]

35. Sweet tweet about Mr Sidney Poitier

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Iconic actor Sidney Poitier, a true trailblazer, has died at age 94 from complications of dementia.

"My Great Uncle was his Doctor and saved his life by finding cancer another Dr. missed. He showed up at my Uncle’s funeral & kissed the casket. He was a classy man. RIP."

🍃

[Johonny]

36. He was one of those actors/directors that was hard not to like

[Upthevibe]

37. R.I.P........

to amazing actor and human being....

[vlyons]

38. Goodbye MISTER Tibbs

nt

[malaise]

39. Obamas, Clintons and others pay tribute

https://deadline.com/2022/01/barack-obama-sidney-poitier-tribute-1234906316/
Lovely

[FakeNoose]

40. Sidney Poitier was unforgettable in Lilies of the Field

Rest in Peace Sidney Poitier!