The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas, the country where the actor grew up, announced it on his Facebook page.
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Hollywood has lost the first black star in its history. Sidney Poitier died at the age of 94, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas announced on Friday (January 7th), the country where the legendary actor grew up. “We have lost an icon, a hero, a mentor, a fighter, and a national treasure”, writes Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper on his Facebook page about the actor from Chain or even In the heat of the Night, without mentioning the cause of his death. His interpretation of Homer Smith in the film The lily of the fields by Ralph Nelson allowed him to become in 1964 the first black comedian to win the Oscar for best actor.
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