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 Sidney Poitier
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
On this date in 1964 Sidney Poitier became the first African American actor to win an Academy Award, for his performance in Lilies of the Field (released in 1963). Poitier grew up in the Bahamas, and moved to the US to try his hand at an acting career. He was nominated for an earlier Academy Award in 1958 for The Defiant Ones, a role which brought him a BAFTA award. In 2002, the Academy awarded Poitier a Lifetime Achievement award
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