Sidney Poitier has passed
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squirrelnest
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RIP.......
grillebilly
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RIP He was one of the best in his day.
One of favorite my actors of all time, a great man without doubt.
The first time I saw him was on TV in "Lilies of the Field" in the early sixties, so good. Loved him with Rod Steiger in "In the Heat of the Night" and saw it at the theater in '67 still one of my favorite movies.
RIP Sidney
The first time I saw him was on TV in "Lilies of the Field" in the early sixties, so good. Loved him with Rod Steiger in "In the Heat of the Night" and saw it at the theater in '67 still one of my favorite movies.
RIP Sidney
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Quadman2
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I always thought of him as being "The Icebreaker".
First Black actor to garner an Academy Award.
First to talk back to White Folk without reprise.
Did a look-see on a Poitier's more memorable movie, "To Sir With Love"...a great show!
This movie made over $40 million on a $1/2 million budget. Poitier in turn earned only $30k for the role of the teacher.
Research was done to find out why this film did so well at the box office; the reason was Poitier.
Being a janitor and dishwasher in his past, Poitier said he could relate to the kids of the slums in the movie.
Viewers who took in a Sidney Poitier movie had the common belief that... he lived the parts he played.
RIP Mr. P., you've made your mark in the movies...and more!
Q
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My wife used to see him weekly as they had appointments in same building with therapists at same time. He would hold the door for her if they were at door at same time, which was often. First time she encountered him she said she nearly swooned as he exuded such charm. This was about 25 years ago.
I knew one of his daughters from his first marriage, Pam, she was a dance / movement instructor in NYC that was taking on teaching instead of the grind of looking for work as an actor when I was studying that type of stuff in early 1980's. She looked just like him.
RIP to not only a trailblazing actor but an amazing actor in his own right even absent his notable race line crossings. The one he did with Tony Curtis (who knew Tony could really act?) is great. See it on Amazon.
I knew one of his daughters from his first marriage, Pam, she was a dance / movement instructor in NYC that was taking on teaching instead of the grind of looking for work as an actor when I was studying that type of stuff in early 1980's. She looked just like him.
RIP to not only a trailblazing actor but an amazing actor in his own right even absent his notable race line crossings. The one he did with Tony Curtis (who knew Tony could really act?) is great. See it on Amazon.
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Quadman2
Lunatic Member
Now, this photo brings back, "Blackboard Jungle"!
Great film, which it was at the time, and the Bill Haley hit, Daddy O.
Q
"The Defiant Ones", a story of two escaped prisoners (Poitier and Curtis), who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. After they escaped the warden didn't really care about chasing them. Thinking they being black and white, would eventually kill each other.
But the togetherness and their need to cooperate in order to make progress helped create a mutual respect for each other. A great film, worth watching again.
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MaxxVolume
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The term "icon" certainly applies.
Travel well, Sir !
Travel well, Sir !
Bill Ferris
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RIP Sidney, and thanks for sharing your excellent talents with the world. 
Hey, at 94, he certainly got his money`s worth of time on this rock, and left a outstanding presence during his time.
Hey, at 94, he certainly got his money`s worth of time on this rock, and left a outstanding presence during his time.
He was a brilliant ambassador of humanity.
jimfet
Lunatic Member
No one has mentioned, A raisin in the sun. A movie I have to watch every time it's on. Nothing but great acting from all. It tears my heart out everytime I see it. As great as all the acting is. Sidney does rise as the cream of the crop.
Kind of a short story.
Last year my GF of 8 years and I watched it for her first time. She is black and I am white. That's all she talked about for weeks. She had no idea I watched movies like that. I had to explain to her, that for me, there are no black movies or white movies, just great movies. Mater of fact the big difference for me is old vs new movies. I seem to prefer old.
We watched my blu ray of Cabin in the sky.
She flipped when I pointed out the moon walk in the film. This was done in 1941. She thought Michael Jackson had invented the dance. Plus don't forget the Wizard of Oz, tornado in the window.
Kind of a short story.
Last year my GF of 8 years and I watched it for her first time. She is black and I am white. That's all she talked about for weeks. She had no idea I watched movies like that. I had to explain to her, that for me, there are no black movies or white movies, just great movies. Mater of fact the big difference for me is old vs new movies. I seem to prefer old.
We watched my blu ray of Cabin in the sky.
She flipped when I pointed out the moon walk in the film. This was done in 1941. She thought Michael Jackson had invented the dance. Plus don't forget the Wizard of Oz, tornado in the window.
