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Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor To Win Oscar, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Trailblazing, Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, a longtime New York resident has died.
Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement that Poitier died on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the age of 94.
A native of Cat Island in the Bahamas, Davis said: "The whole Bahamas grieves the celebrated life of a great Bahamian."
Poitier, who grew up on a tomato farm and taught himself to read and write, became a resident of Westchester County, moving to Mount Vernon in 1956.
He won the Oscar for "Lilies of the Field," in 1963, in which he played a migrant worker wh…
Would You Save 'Shrek'? The 25 American Classics Inducted Into National Film Registry
The protectors of classic American cinema, the National Film Registry, has announced the 25 titles - including “Shrek” and “The Dark Knight” - selected for preservation this year.
Organized by the Library of Congress, the film registry seeks to save American movies that are innovative, mega-hits, or otherwise groundbreaking with a cultural, historic, or aesthetic impact.
The 2020 films to be preserved include blockbusters, musicals, silent films, documentaries, and diverse stories transferred from books to screen, the Libary of Congress said in a press release.
Of particular note about t…
