
JAN 07 Sidney Poitier - the first black man to win best actor Oscar - dies aged 94

***FILE PHOTO** Sidney Poitier Has Passed Away.
CENTURY CITY, CA - MARCH 20: Sidney Poitier, wife Joanna Shimkus and daughters attend the opening of "Dreamgirls" on March 20, 1983 at the Shubert Theater in Century City, Californi
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