page_title: Sidney Poitier
hierarchical_section_title: Sidney Poitier
caption_attribution_description: English: Sidney Poitier in For Love of Ivy, 1968.
context_page_description: Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is an American-born Bahamian actor, movie director, author, and diplomat. He became a star in American movies and plays which went against racial stereotypes, and made black actors more respected in mainstream roles.
  From 1997 through 2007, he was the Bahamian ambassador to Japan.
context_section_description: Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (born February 20, 1927) is an American-born Bahamian actor, movie director, author, and diplomat. He became a star in American movies and plays which went against racial stereotypes, and made black actors more respected in mainstream roles.
  From 1997 through 2007, he was the Bahamian ambassador to Japan.
caption: Poitier in 1968
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