Sidney Poitier (born
February 20,
1927) is an American actor. He was born in
Miami, Florida and grew up on
Cat Island[?] in the
Bahamas. He won the
Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the
1963 film
Lilies of the Field and was the first
African-American actor to win this award. He received a lifetime achievement award from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2002.
His other films included:
He acted in the first run of "Raisin in the Sun[?]"on Broadway in 1961.
He has written books:
"This Life" (1980)
"The Measure of a Man: a spiritual autobiography" (2000)