Notable Obituaries.

[crystal ball]

Peter Bogdanovich

 

[crystal ball]

Sidney Poitier

 

[Stivino]

I liked Sidney Poitier, In The Heat of the Night is one of my favourites.

 

[fillyboy]

I liked Sidney Poitier, In The Heat of the Night was one of my favourites.

Great film.

 

[Stivino]

Jack Dromey Labour MP.

 

[Stivino]

Lord Bob Hughes another from The Labour Party.

 

[JohnD]

 

[Dork Lard]

I'll never forget "me mam" casually mentioning that Sidney Poitier is the only black man she could ever sleep with . . . .

 

[fillyboy]

First black American to win an oscar, and deservedly so. Rod Steiger is brilliant too.

 

[transam]

Afai know he did not win an Oscar for in the heat of the night ???

may be wrong ???

 

[Trazor]

Afai know he did not win an Oscar for in the heat of the night ???

may be wrong ???

No, but Rod Steiger did.

 

[fillyboy]

Afai know he did not win an Oscar for in the heat of the night ???

may be wrong ???

Aha, apparently it was for a 1964 film called 'Lilies of the field' (never heard of it), I always assumed it was for Heat of the Night.

 

[conny]

I remember first seeing him in The Blackboard Jungle. Made in 1955 I think it was during the late 60's when I saw it.

 

[THFC]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was also a classic

 

[securespark]

Sinead O'Connor's 17 yo son.

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