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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Director
gptkb:Actor
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gptkbp:active_years
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1946-2022
1946–2022
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Florida_A&_M_University
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gptkbp:appears_in
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gptkb:The_Last_Brickmaker_in_America
gptkb:The_Ghosts_of_Buxley_Hall
gptkb:The_Jackal
gptkb:The_Heat_of_the_Night
gptkb:The_Greatest_Story_Ever_Told
gptkb:The_Ghosts_of_Mississippi
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much
gptkb:For_the_Love_of_Ivy
gptkb:The_Last_Train_from_Gun_Hill
gptkb:The_Devil's_Advocate
gptkb:The_Great_White_Hope
gptkb:The_Bedford_Incident
gptkb:The_Mark_of_the_Hawk
gptkb:A_Patch_of_Blue
gptkb:For_Love_of_Ivy
gptkb:Lilies_of_the_Field_(film)
gptkb:The_Long_Ships
gptkb:The_Lost_Man
gptkb:The_Wilby_Conspiracy
gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun
gptkb:The_Defiant_Ones
gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Mobile_Hot_Shots
gptkb:The_Organization
gptkb:The_Slender_Thread
gptkb:The_To_Sir,_with_Love
The Landlord
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (film)
The Defiant Ones (film)
The Ghosts of Mississippi (film)
The Jackal (film)
The Last Brickmaker in America (film)
The Wilby Conspiracy (film)
To Sir, with Love (film)
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gptkbp:autobiography_year
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gptkb:2000
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:awarded_for
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gptkb:BAFTA_Fellowship
gptkb:Screen_Actors_Guild_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Screen_Actors_Guild_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors
gptkb:Cecil_B._De_Mille_Award
gptkb:Lilies_of_the_Field
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:biography
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gptkb:The_Measure_of_a_Man
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1927-02-20
February 20, 1927
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Miami,_Florida
Miami, Florida, USA
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gptkbp:born
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February 20, 1927
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Sydney_Tamiia_Poitier
gptkb:Sydney_Poitier
gptkb:Anika_Poitier
gptkb:Beverly_Poitier-Henderson
gptkb:Pamela_Poitier
Sherri Poitier
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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symbol of racial equality in cinema
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gptkbp:death_date
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2022-01-06
January 6, 2022
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:died
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January 6, 2022
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gptkbp:directed
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gptkb:A_Warm_December
gptkb:Buck_and_the_Preacher
gptkb:Uptown_Saturday_Night
gptkb:Let's_Do_It_Again
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Florida_A&_M_University
gptkb:New_York_University
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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African-American
Bahaman
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gptkbp:famous_for
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his role in ' A Patch of Blue'.
his role in ' A Raisin in the Sun'.
his role in ' Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'.
his role in ' Lilies of the Field'.
his role in ' The Blackboard Jungle'.
his role in ' The Defiant Ones'.
his role in ' The Greatest Story Ever Told'.
his role in ' The Heat of the Night'.
his role in ' The Jackal'.
his role in ' The Last Brickmaker in America'.
his role in ' The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots'.
his role in ' The Long Ships'.
his role in ' The Man'.
his role in ' The Mark of the Hawk'.
his role in ' The Organization'.
his role in ' The Slender Thread'.
his role in ' The Wilby Conspiracy'.
his role in ' To Sir, with Love'.
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:1973
gptkb:A_Warm_December
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gptkbp:film_debut
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gptkb:Buck_and_the_Preacher
gptkb:No_Way_Out
1950
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gptkbp:film_festival
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Poitier Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival
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gptkbp:first_black_academy_award_winner
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gptkb:Best_Actor
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:biography
gptkb:comedy
gptkb:drama
gptkb:thriller
romance
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gptkbp:has_child
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gptkb:Sydney_Tamiia_Poitier
gptkb:Anika_Poitier
gptkb:Beverly_Poitier-Henderson
Sherri Poitier
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gptkbp:honorary_title
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gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkb:University_of_the_West_Indies
gptkb:Bard
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sidney Poitier
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
gptkb:Halle_Berry
gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Morgan_Freeman
Future Generations of Actors
future generations of actors
African American cinema
Hollywood representation
Actors of color
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Harry_Belafonte
gptkb:Dr._Paul_Robeson
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
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gptkbp:is_married_to
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gptkb:Joanna_Shimkus
gptkb:Juanita_Hardy
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Guess_Who's_Coming_to_Dinner
gptkb:To_Sir,_with_Love
gptkb:Lilies_of_the_Field
gptkb:The_Defiant_Ones
Civil Rights Activism
breaking racial barriers in film
being the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:cultural_icon
Advocate for civil rights
Influential filmmaker
pioneering roles for Black actors
Pioneer in Film Industry
Trailblazer for Black Actors
Pioneer for Black actors
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notable_film
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gptkb:Guess_Who's_Coming_to_Dinner
gptkb:To_Sir,_with_Love
gptkb:The_Bedford_Incident
gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun
gptkb:Lilies_of_the_Field
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Guess_Who's_Coming_to_Dinner
gptkb:To_Sir,_with_Love
gptkb:Lilies_of_the_Field
gptkb:The_Defiant_Ones
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:diplomat
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:popularized_by
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Black representation in film
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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gptkb:Mr._Tibbs
gptkb:The_Father
gptkb:The_Hero
gptkb:The_Judge
gptkb:The_Mentor
gptkb:Dr._Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Mark_Thackeray
gptkb:Virgil_Tibbs
gptkb:Dr._John_Wade_Prentice
gptkb:Noah_Cullen
gptkb:John_Prentice
gptkb:The_Leader
gptkb:The_President
gptkb:Dr._John_Prentice
gptkb:The_Teacher
The Icon
Homer Smith
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Life_Beyond_Measure
gptkb:The_Measure_of_a_Man
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gptkbp:received
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gptkb:Screen_Actors_Guild_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:received_honorary_oscar
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gptkb:2002
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gptkbp:received_kennedy_center_honor
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gptkb:1995
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gptkbp:received_presidential_medal_of_freedom
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gptkb:2018
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Joanna_Shimkus
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:won_award
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:1964
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Life_Beyond_Measure:_Letters_to_My_Great-Granddaughter
gptkb:The_Measure_of_a_Man
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Denzel_Washington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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