"When he started making movies in 1949, it was hard for Black actors to get significant film roles, much harder than today."
"Poitier starred in a string of films that addressed the racial tensions of the time - films like 'The Defiant Ones,' 'In The Heat Of The Night,' 'Lilies Of The Field' and 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.'"
"In 1963, he became the first Black actor to win an Oscar for best actor and remained the only Black actor to win in that category until 2001."
"Poitier grew up in the Bahamas on Cat Island and Nassau, in a poor family, born in 1924 weighing only three pounds."
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