Sidney Poitier

How did Poitier become an American citizen?

• He joined the Army

• He took an eligibility test

• He was accidentally born in Miami

• He was born in New York

For what movie did he first win an Oscar?

• Lillies of the Field

• To Sir, With Love

• The Defiant Ones

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Sidney Poitier won all of these awards (check all that apply0

• Oscar

• Tony

• Emmy

• Golden Globe

• Screen Actor's Guild

Poitier has had all of the following jobs (check all that apply)

• actor

• director

• ambassador

• writer

• singer

Sidney Poitier made conscious decisions to take roles that

• Would make him lots of money

• Would not propagate stereotypes

• would win him awards

• would speak to the experience of being Black in America

• that would help Black artists across the world