all I can tell you is that my heart broke in another place," filmmaker and actor Perry wrote. Now, to wake up this morning to a call that Sidney Poitier has passed away. I had no idea she would pass away shortly thereafter. "Around this time last year Cicely Tyson was releasing her book and promoting it. Blessings to Joanna and his world of beautiful daughters." He had an enormous soul I will forever cherish. The utmost, highest regard and praise for his most magnificent, gracious, eloquent life.
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"For me, the greatest of the 'Great Trees' has fallen: Sidney Poitier," TV host and actor Winfrey wrote. Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry praised the actor effusively. The star of “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” and “Lilies of the Field,” for which he won Best Actor, was a trailblazer who will be mourned by so many for whom he opened the very doors of Hollywood. Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar, has died at the age of 94. "The star of 'Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner' and 'Lilies of the Field,' for which he won Best Actor, was a trailblazer who will be mourned by so many for whom he opened the very doors of Hollywood," actor George Takei wrote. "Immediately dispelling the perverted, obscene, and misinformed notion of white supremacy in every beautifully human, artistic and dignified way = Sidney Poitier," Mark Ruffalo tweeted. And he knew the battle wasn’t just about getting onscreen." Kamau Bell wrote, "He opened every door and blazed every trail for every Black entertainer who followed him. Many others noted his place as a leader in the fight for racial equality. "Powerful beyond the stage and screen," King tweeted, posting a May 1968 photo of Poitier participating in the Poor People's Campaign at " Resurrection City" on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Without Sidney Poitier, quite simply, there would be no LeVar Burton. The very personification of elegance, eloquence, effortless grace and humanity, I have admired and emulated him my entire life. P was everything to me! My North Star and guiding light.
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