Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win Oscar for Best Actor, dies at 94
Poitier had won his history-making best actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963, playing a handyman who helps German nuns build a chapel in the desert. Five years before that Poitier had been the first Black man nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role in "The Defiant Ones."
Jan 07, 2022, 21:59 PM IST