1.0Grazia USAhttps://graziamagazine.com/usJosh Sokolhttps://graziamagazine.com/us/author/joshsokol/Sidney Poitier, Trailblazing Actor and Activist, Has Died at Age 94rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GWNduURlwP"><a href="https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/sidney-poitier-obituary/">Sidney Poitier, Trailblazing Actor and Activist, Has Died at Age 94</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/sidney-poitier-obituary/embed/#?secret=GWNduURlwP" width="600" height="338" title="“Sidney Poitier, Trailblazing Actor and Activist, Has Died at Age 94” — Grazia USA" data-secret="GWNduURlwP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://graziamagazine.com/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/01/feat-6.jpg?fit=4200%2C236342002363Sidney Poitier, a cornerstone of 21st century acting, film direction, activism and the first Black male and first Bahamian actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, has died at the age of 94. The Bahamian minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell confirmed Poitier's death on January 7, 2020.