Sidney Poitier received 10 Golden Globe nominations, two Emmy nominations and two Grammy nominations before his death — read more
Legendary and boundary-breaking actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. Two politicians from the Bahamas, the native country of the Separate but Equal star’s family, announced the news on Friday, January 7. Poitier’s cause of death has not been made public. Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper told Us Weekly in a statement that he felt “conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration” after learning of the Hollywood star’s passing. “Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us,” he noted. Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell told ABC News on Friday, “We’ve lost a great Bahamian and I’ve lost a personal friend.
