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GOODBYE, MR TIBBS Sir Sidney Poitier dead aged 94:

• https://www.the-sun.com by Israel Salas-Rodriguez

LILIES of the Field actor Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, has passed away at 94.

The Academy Award winner's death was confirmed on Friday by Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell.

Speaking about Poitier's death, Mitchell said, "We've lost a great Bahamian and I've lost a personal friend."

Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said he was "conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration when I learned of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier.

"Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but a celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us," Cooper said.

"Through his groundbreaking roles and singular talent, Sidney Poitier epitomized dignity and grace, revealing the power of movies to bring us closer together," former President Barack Obama said in a statement about Poitier's death.

"He also opened doors for a generation of actors. Michelle and I send our love to his family and legion of fans."

A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.


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