Sidney Poitier

Birth Name:

Sidney L. Poitier

Birth Place:

Miami, Florida, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer

Remembering the Stars We Lost in 2022

These dearly departed celebrities left a lasting impact

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Groundbreaking Actor Sidney Poitier Dead at 94

Poitier was the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor

Fri, Jan 7, 2022

Groundbreaking Actor Sidney Poitier Dead at 94

Oprah Winfrey Receives Honorary Oscar for Philanthropy

Oprah Winfrey can add yet another title to her resume: Oscar winner. The former talk show host, who was nominated for 1985's The Color Purple, received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, given for philanthropic efforts. "I never imagined receiving an Oscar, especially for doing what is part of my calling, part of my...

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Oprah Winfrey Receives Honorary Oscar for Philanthropy

Influential Hollywood Agent Sue Mengers Dies

Sue Mengers, one of the most influential Hollywood agents during the 1960s, '70s and '80s, died following several small strokes, Vanity Fair reports. She claimed to be 78 years old, but some sources said she was 81. According to Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter, Mengers died Saturday at her Beverly Hills home surrounded by close friends, Ali MacGraw, Joanna Poitier (wife of Sidney) and Boaty Boatwright. Remember other celebrities we lost this year Mengers was born in Germany and...

Sun, Oct 16, 2011

Influential Hollywood Agent Sue Mengers Dies

Matt's Weekend Picks: March 25-27

Fringe (Friday, 9/8c, Fox)This entire season has been a tour de force for Anna Torv. Doing double duty as dueling Olivias from parallel warring universes, she most recently spent an episode channeling her inner Spock — aka Leonard Nimoy — as the ghostly soul of William Bell inhabited her body for a very clever outing. (In the climax, the dormant Olivia resurfaced briefly, freaking out Peter and the viewing audience.) This week, we're back in alt-world, as the pregnant Alt-livia faces mortal danger from several fronts. It's a very harrowing hour, deserving a far larger audience than it's likely to get, tucked away on Fridays. Fox, stand by this show! Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up (Saturday, 11:30/10:30c, Comedy Central)The sardonic comic...

Thu, Mar 24, 2011