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Actor Sidney Poitier (L) greets director George Lucas during the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, California February 17, 2012. View Photo »
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(L-R) Actors Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne and Sidney Poitier pose during the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, California February 17, 2012. View Photo »
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Actors Sidney Poitier (L) and Harry Belafonte speak on stage during the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, California February 17, 2012. View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Director of the Hollywood Bureau of the NAACP, actor Harry Belafonte and actor Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los... View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Actors Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and guest attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Singer Harry Belafonte, actress Beverly Todd , and actor Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Singer Harry Belafonte, and actors Laurence Fishburne, Cicely Tyson, and Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: The Black Stuntman's Association accepts and award onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. View Photo »
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Presenters Sidney Poitier (L) and Harry Belafonte speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. View Photo »
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Cicely Tyson, front center, and from left, Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne and Sidney Poitier pose in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. View Photo »
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Sidney Poitier, left, and Harry Belafonte speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. View Photo »
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: In this handout photo provided by NBC, actor Morgan Freeman accepts the Cecil B. Demille award presented by actor Sidney Poitier and actress Helen Mirren onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton... View Photo »
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Actor Sidney Poitier poses in the photo room at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012. View Photo »
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Actor Sidney Poitier poses for the photographers during the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012. View Photo »
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Actress Helen Mirren, actors Morgan Freeman, and Sidney Poitier pose for the photographers during the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012. View Photo »
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Actor and presenter Sidney Poitier appears on stage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 15, 2012. View Photo »
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actor Sidney Poitier poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award for career achievement at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills,... View Photo »
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: In this handout photo provided by NBC, actor Sidney Poitier presents the Cecil B. Demille Award onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on January 15, 2012 in Beverly... View Photo »
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Actor Morgan Freeman (C), recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, poses backstage with presenters Helen Mirren (L) and Sidney Poitier at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012. View Photo »
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actress Helen Mirren, actors Morgan Freeman, and Sidney Poitier pose in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award for career achievement at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton... View Photo »
About Sidney Poitier
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Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (pronounced /ˈpwætɪeɪ/; born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar-, Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Grammy award-winning Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He broke through as a star in acclaimed performances in American films and plays, which, by consciously defying racial stereotyping, gave a new dramatic... Full Article
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Director of the Hollywood Bureau of the NAACP, actor Harry Belafonte and actor Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Actors Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and guest attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Singer Harry Belafonte, actress Beverly Todd , and actor Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Singer Harry Belafonte, and actors Laurence Fishburne, Cicely Tyson, and Sidney Poitier attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Presenters Sidney Poitier (L) and Harry Belafonte speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sidney Poitier, left, and Harry Belafonte speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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(L-R) Actors Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne and Sidney Poitier pose during the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, California February 17, 2012.
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Cicely Tyson, front center, and from left, Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne and Sidney Poitier pose in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: In this handout photo provided by NBC, actor Morgan Freeman accepts the Cecil B. Demille award presented by actor Sidney Poitier and actress Helen Mirren onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on January...
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Actress Helen Mirren, actors Morgan Freeman, and Sidney Poitier pose for the photographers during the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actor Sidney Poitier poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award for career achievement at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: In this handout photo provided by NBC, actor Sidney Poitier presents the Cecil B. Demille Award onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Actor Morgan Freeman (C), recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, poses backstage with presenters Helen Mirren (L) and Sidney Poitier at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 15, 2012.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actress Helen Mirren, actors Morgan Freeman, and Sidney Poitier pose in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award for career achievement at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly...
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Actor Morgan Freeman, center, poses backstage with the Cecil B. Demille Award with Helen Mirren, left, and Sidney Poitier, right, during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Oprah Winfrey holds her Oscar statuette as she greets Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier (C) at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2011 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 12, 2011.
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Oscar winning actor Sidney Poitier (L) and his daughter actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier pose at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 12, 2011.
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BELAIR, CA - OCTOBER 16: Sister Alice Marie with St. Vincent and actor Sidney Poitier (R) attend The First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Hosts Wolfgang Puck's Sunday Brunch & Charity Auction at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air on October 16, 2011 in Belair, California.
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BELAIR, CA - OCTOBER 16: Actor Sidney Poitier attends The First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Hosts Wolfgang Puck's Sunday Brunch & Charity Auction at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air on October 16, 2011 in Belair, California.
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BELAIR, CA - OCTOBER 16: Actors Sidney Poitier (L) and James Kahn attend The First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Hosts Wolfgang Puck's Sunday Brunch & Charity Auction at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air on October 16, 2011 in Belair, California.
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Actors Sidney Poitier (L) and Harry Belafonte speak on stage during the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, California February 17, 2012.
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