Sir Sidney

Happy Belated Birthday to the legendary Sidney Poitier.





Since the Oscars are right around the corner it is time for a history lesson. In 1963 Sidney Poter was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lillie's in the Field. By 1967 Sidney starred in three successful films: To Sir with Love, In The Heat of the Night, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. He also directed a number of popular films in the 1970's such as Uptown Saturday Night, Let's Do It Again, A Piece of the Action.




Aside from his achievements as an actor and director Poitier has been an activist and diplomat, in 1997 he became the ambassador to the Bahamas and in 2009 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States of America.