During an interview for Apple TV+’s “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood,” Murphy revealed he bumped into Poitier and brought up that he had been approached to play Alex Haley ...
Sidney Poitier was a man who didn't mince words. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Early on, Sidney said — I don’t know if it was ...
"Early on, Sidney said — I don’t know if it was an insult or a compliment, or something," he begins. "It was like… They were talking about doing Malcolm X. Norman Jewison was putting it together, and ...
Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in ...
Based in Philadelphia, Dope Shows has become some of the most prolific independent show promoters in the nation. 3 days ago Born in Miami on February 20th, 1927, Poitier was the seventh child of a ...
Murphy was in talks to portray author Alex Haley in the Norman Jewison-helmed version before Spike Lee took over directing, with Washington as the titular civil rights icon. “They were talking about ...
*According to Jeffrey Poitier, the nephew of screen star and Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, says 23 or more members of his family are missing in The Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian ...
*The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will bestow on Sidney Poitier its highest honor, the Fellowship, at the BAFTA Film Awards on Feb. 14, reports Variety. The Fellowship, which is awarded ...
Sidney Poitier wasn’t initially a fan of Atlanta when he traveled through what was then Atlanta Municipal Airport in the 1950s. He had already been a lead actor in films such as “No Way Out” and “Cry, ...