What happened to Sidney Poitier the actor?
What happened to Sidney Poitier the actor?
Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier died of heart failure in his Beverly Hills home on Jan. 6, his death certificate shows. The death certificate listed Alzheimer’s disease and prostate cancer as underlying causes.
When did Sidney Poitier retire from acting?
Poitier retired from screen acting in 2000 and went on to pen numerous books. In addition to his autobiography, he also wrote “Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter,” in 2008, and a novel, “Montaro Caine,” in 2013. He was also the Bahamas’ ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 2007.
What is Sidney Poitier syndrome?
” Even though the acting, his and Rod Steiger’s particularly, is excellent, we have the same old Sidney Poitier syndrome: a good guy in a totally white world, with no wife, no sweetheart, no woman to love or kiss, helping the white man solve the white man’s problem.
When was Sidney Poitier’s last movie?
Poitier’s final film is The Last Brickmaker in America The film in question is called “The Last Brickmaker in America,” a television drama that premiered in September 2001.
