Sidney Poitier

1968 Academy Awards delayed

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Meet Percival Everett and 'Percival Everett'

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Dale Olson dies at 78; publicity agent for Rock Hudson, other stars

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'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' win big at the 69th annual Golden Globe awards

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Golden Globes: Morgan Freeman 'honored' to call Sidney Poitier a friend

2012-01-15 21:44:16

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Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier is still stellar at 83. (Photo by MIKE THEILER/AFP/Getty Images)

2013-01-29 14:04:00

The 41st Oscar ceremony in 1969 recruited an array of stars: Frank Sinatra, at right, Ingrid Bergman, Diahann Carroll, Tony Curtis, Jane Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Walter Matthau, Sidney Poitier and Natalie Wood.

2012-08-02 12:04:51

Sidney Poitier.

2012-06-08 11:03:00