A look back at some of our favorite stars who were really gorgeous back in the day. Blame it on gravity, bad genes, bad surgery, drugs & alcohol or just old age.
Actor Sidney Poitier’s life has been a series of “firsts.” In 1958, he was the first black actor nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for his role as an escaped convict chained to Tony Curtis in “The Defiant Ones.” And when he won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964, he was not only the first […]
The New York Times is reporting this evening that E.R. (Edward Ricardo) Braithwaite, the Guyanese author, educator and diplomat whose years teaching in London’s East End inspired the international best-seller “To Sir, With Love” and the popular Sidney Poitier movie of the same name, has died at age 104. Braithwaite’s companion, Ginette Ast, confirmed the […]
Actor and director Sidney Poitier will receive the topmost honors bestowed upon by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts to one person, its fellowship. With almost 70 years in film and television, Poitier earned acclaim at the Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, NAACP Awards, and British Academy Film Awards among others. His acting abilities […]
Sidney Poitier’s life has been a series of “firsts.” In 1958, he was the first black actor nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for his role as an escaped convict chained to Tony Curtis in “The Defiant Ones.” And when he won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964, he was not only the first black […]
Oscar winner Denzel Washingtonis heading back to the stage, and this time he’s stepping into some really big shoes, starring in a role made famous by Sidney Poitier, in the highly anticipated Broadway revival ofA Raisin in The Sun. The show, directed by Tony Award nominee Kenny Leon, begins previews March 8 and officially opens […]
Sidney Poitier was the child of tomato farmers in the Bahamas. He moved to New York as a teenager and worked as a dishwasher until a successful audition landed him a spot with the American Negro Theater. The 1949 film “No Way Out” launched his groundbreaking cinematic career. Poitier was the first black actor to […]
Today’s words of wisdom comes from Sidney Poitier, he is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. Pictured above: Sidney Poitier receiving the “Medal of Freedom” from President Obama 2009 I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was… a human being. I’ll always be […]
Today’s words of wisdom comes from Sidney Poitier, he is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. Pictured above: Sidney Poitier receiving the “Medal of Freedom” from President Obama 2009 I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was… a human being. I’ll always be […]
Today’s words of wisdom comes from Sidney Poitier, he is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. Pictured above: Sidney Poitier receiving the “Medal of Freedom” from President Obama 2009 I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was… a human being. I’ll always be […]
