Home » Entertainment » Oscar winner, ambassador and the conscience of America: this was Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first black leading man Oscar winner, ambassador and the conscience of America: this was Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first black leading man January 9, 2022 by world today news – Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964 in 1964. — © REUTERS – Shortly after the death of Betty White, Hollywood loses one of its legends again. Actor and director Sidney Poitier passed away on Thursday at the age of 94. In the 1960s, he became the first black man to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role. A legacy of which he was proud, but which sometimes also ate him. – Desmytere Road Friday 7 January 2022 at 18:56— . Related posts:Kristen Stewart's best film combines smartphone horror with vomiting ghostsAya Nakamura focused by racist assaults over Olympics: six in police custody, tools seizedViggo Mortensen talks about how it felt to replace another actor in The Lord of the RingsEVENING NEWS. A famous actress has found her "Disney princess" - a Latvian Price list for the latest 2022 Samsung Galaxy A Series, starting from Rp. 1 million to Rp. 5 million Coutinho leaving is not enough to make Barcelona able to register Torres Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: