Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he ranked among one of the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. More about Sidney Poitier
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Poitier's family lived in the Bahamas, then still a Crown colony, but he was born in Miami, Florida, while they were visiting, which automatically granted him U.S. citizenship. He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theatre, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955). Poitier gained stardom for his leading roles in films such as The Defiant Ones (1958) for which he made history becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Additionally Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance. In 1964, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963).The most expensive item with a signature of Sidney Poitier (Sidney Poitier Signed 2008 Easton Press Leather Binding Life Beyond Measure) was sold in December 2023 for £255.80 while the cheapest item (SIDNEY POITIER Hand-signed a4 portrait for A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was January 2022 with an average selling price of £135.60 for an autographed item of Sidney Poitier. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2023 with £255.80 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was March 2014. In average, an autographed item from Sidney Poitier is worth £85.00.
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*** Easton Press *** LIFE BEYOND MEASURE - SIDNEY POITIER - SIGNED ***SEALED*** | £127.09 | ||
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE VHD Hand Signed Sidney Poitier Ford Kiley Francis Mazursky | £45.00 | ||
LIFE BEYOND MEASURE - signed by Sidney Poitier | £51.27 | ||
Life Beyond Measure ✎SIGNED✎ by SIDNEY POITIER Sealed Easton Press 1st Leather | £116.92 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER Easton leather Signed Autograph BOOK, Life Beyond Measure COA | £249.94 | ||
Sidney Poitier Signed 2008 Easton Press Leather Binding Life Beyond Measure | £255.80 | ||
Sidney Poitier SIGNED BOOK Montaro Caine 1ST EDITION Hardcover ~Hollywood Actor | £53.18 | ||
Sidney Poitier: The Measure of a Man By Sidney Poitier SIGNED First Ed. JSA COA | £159.34 | ||
SIGNED SIDNEY POITIER AUTOBIOGRAPHY the measure of a man | £85.00 | ||
SIGNED SIDNEY POITIER THE MEASURE OF A MAN AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1ST/1ST BOOK | £221.33 |