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Sidney Poitier

(1927–2022)

Sidney Poitier, KBE

Filmography as Actor:

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
1967
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn

 

 

Born February 20 1927 Miami, FL (USA)
Died January 6 2022 Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Cause of death Alzheimer’s Cancer (prostate)
Wife (m.1976) Joanna Shimkus (1943)
Occupation Actor Film director
Awards Academy Award BAFTA
Awards Golden Globe Grammy
Awards Hollywood Walk of Fame Kennedy Center Honors
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom Silver Bear
Titles Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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