Sidney Poitier, the renowned actor, director and activist, died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate cancer, according to his death certificate.
In a statement about Sidney Poitier, who died on Thursday night in his Los Angeles home at age 94, his children said they were ‘so grateful he was able to spend his last day surrounded by his family and friends. To us Sidney Poitier was […]
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ first novel, “The Water Dancer,” has been a long and eventful journey.
Following Hurricane Dorian, the nephew of famed actor Sidney Poitier confirmed to the New York Times Thursday that 23 relatives of the actor are unaccounted for, including his sister and her adult children.
Fans lined up on the sidewalk after sleeping overnight outside of Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to get their final glimpse of Aretha Franklin.
A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $192 million debut in U.S. and Canada theatres, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark.
Oprah Winfrey accepted the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement with a rousing acceptance speech that began as a personal reflection and ended as a call to arms.
Harry Gittes, who produced the Jack Nicholson films Drive, He Said; Goin’ South and About Schmidt and was the namesake for the actor’s gumshoe character in Chinatown, has died. He was 81.
Blair Underwood solidified his place as an industry mainstay with his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins on the NBC legal drama “L.A. Law” from 1987-1994. Since then, he’s gone on to have notable turns in shows including “Sex and the City,” “The New Adventures of […]
Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau and Dick Cavett gathered to celebrate the opening night of the eighth annual TCM Classic Film Festival.
The film icon, who “knows how to make a room explode,” turned 90 on Feb. 20 and invited THR to his private bash at Beverly Hills’ Spago, where four generations of his family posed for an epic photo.
Legendary filmmaker, activist and human-rights trailblazer Sidney Poitier can now add “nonagenarian” to his list of accomplishments.
