The Sidney Poitier Story (V)

Program Type:

History & Genealogy, Music & Entertainment

Age Group:

Adults
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Sidney Poitier was the first African American actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. His illustrious film career includes Lilies of the Field, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, To Sir With Love, to name a few. We will celebrate the life of this dignified gentleman who left his home in the Bahamas at the tender age of 14 and evolved into a cultural icon,  a great entertainer, an actor, a film director, an entrepreneur, and a respected human and civil rights activist.

Register for Zoom link beginning May 31.

This program is presented in partnership with the public libraries in the Town of Huntington.