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Flipboard Culture Desk · @CultureDesk
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The late Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier were friends for more than 70 years. They met at The American Negro Theatre when both were 20 — Poitier was a janitor and Belafonte was a stagehand. Belafonte went on to be the first Black Emmy Award winner, while Poitier became the first Black man to win a Best Actor Oscar. Here's a look back at this deep and enduring friendship.

people.com/movies/inside-harry

#harrybelafonte #sidneypoitier #blackhistory

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Classic Movies Today · @classicmovies
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59 years ago:
The Long Ships (GB,YU)
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Ro...
1964-04-22
themoviedb.org/movie/44736

#TheLongShips #jackcardiff #richardwidmark #sidneypoitier #russtamblyn #classicmovies

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Jordi (Bastard Variant) · @jorsh
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One of the most powerful images of race I retained from childhood is Virgil Tibbs being slapped, then immediately slapping Enicott back, making the gutless sack of shit cry.

#intheheatofthenight #sidneypoitier

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Synchroma · @Synchroma
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earned Hollywood’s highest honors, but that didn’t stop the FBI from keeping tabs on the actor and via informants and surveillance tactics during the era
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#sidneypoitier #philanthropist #civilrights

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feromoon☑️ · @feromoon
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Retro Mando :tkz: :verified: · @RetroMando
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“Lo que ocurre es que tú te consideras un hombre de color… y yo me considero un hombre.”
-John Prentice, Adivina quién viene esta noche (1967)

#adivinaquienvieneestanoche #guesswhoscomingtodinner #spencertracy #katharinehepburn #sidneypoitier #katharinehoughton #stanleykramer

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@DemocracySpot · @DemocracySpot
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was born on this day in 1927.

#sidneypoitier

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@DemocracySpot · @DemocracySpot
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🎬 "They. Call. Me. Mister TIBBS!"

Screening next at 8:00 E/P

dropped this re-mastered clip yesterday. in the 1968 Oscar winner. "In the Heat of the Night."

youtu.be/QuMrUU0_lIE

#tcm #MGM #sidneypoitier #rodsteiger #BestPicture #movies #classicmovies #racism #thesouth

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Dr. Dani Sanchez · @analgesicsleep
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Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll and Sidney Poitier on location in Paris during production of “Paris Blues”.
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#muscoment #paulnewman #joannewoodward #diahanncarroll #sidneypoitier #parisblues

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Dr. Dani Sanchez · @analgesicsleep
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Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll in “Paris Blues”

#muscoment #parisblues #sidneypoitier #diahanncarroll

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Dr. Dani Sanchez · @analgesicsleep
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Sorry to burst some bubbles just as we start but both Paul Newman’s trombone and Sidney Poitier’s tenor saxophone playing was dubbed by Murray McEachern and Paul Gonsalves, respectively

#muscoment #parisblues #paulnewman #sidneypoitier

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Global Black Caucus · @GBC
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Sidney Poitier
Born February 20, 1927, Sidney Poitier's pioneering career has had a tremendous impact on American culture. In the early '50s, he was the top and virtually sole African-American film star—the first black actor to become a hero to both black and white audiences.

democratsabroad.org/jazzmin_d_

#sidneypoitier #actor #civilrights #activist #blackhistorymonth #blackresistance #blacklivesmatter #blackvotesmatter #votefromabroad #demsabroad #globalblackcaucus #reparations

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12pt9 · @12pt9
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The logical follow-up but can Mr Tibbs aptitude hold out in a much less uncomfortable setup? Lets watch They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (Gordon Douglas, 1970).

#blaxploitation #film #mrtibbs #sidneypoitier #martinlandau

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12pt9 · @12pt9
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The logical follow-up but can Mr Tibbs aptitude hold out in the much less uncomfortable setup? Lets watch They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (Gordon Douglas, 1970).

#blaxploitation #film #mrtibbs #sidneypoitier #martinlandau

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Victoria Hamilton · @MysteryVictoria
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Watched 'They Call Me Mister Tibbs' last night & I fixated on a cool vintage (well, NOW it's vintage, then it was a few years old) Anchor Hocking (probably) Christmas punch bowl set (kinda like this one) on the mantel behind Martin Landau. How could that distract me from the crazy talented Poitier?

#vintage #sidneypoitier

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The Root RSS · @theroot
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