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Sidney Poitier
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Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
Poitier in 1968
A scene from the play A Raisin in the Sun in 1959, with (from left) Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, and Poitier as Wa
A scene from the play A Raisin in the Sun in 1959, with (from left) Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, and Poitier as Walter Younger
Poitier at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, alongside actors Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston
Poitier at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, alongside actors Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston
Poitier in 2000
Poitier in 2000
American Negro Theatre
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The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940 by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal. Determined to build a "people's theatre", they were inspired by the Federal Theatre Project's Negro Unit in Harlem and by W. E. B. Du Bois' "four fundamental principles" of Black drama: that it should be by, about, for, and near African Americans.
Harlem's Little Library Theatre in the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library hosted ANT's early performances.
Although the 1949 film Anna Lucasta was inspired by ANT's Broadway hit, it relied on the original 1936 Polish-American play to justify its all-white c
Although the 1949 film Anna Lucasta was inspired by ANT's Broadway hit, it relied on the original 1936 Polish-American play to justify its all-white cast. Another film was released under the same title in 1958, with an all-Black cast.
Actress-director Osceola Archer, n.d.
Actress-director Osceola Archer, n.d.
Playwright Countee Cullen in 1948.
Playwright Countee Cullen in 1948.