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April 13, 1964
Sidney Poitier Wins Academy Award
Sidney Poitier became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role in Lilies of the Field.
April 13, 1964
Sidney Poitier Wins Best Actor Oscar
Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for "Lilies of the Field."
February 20, 1927
Sidney Poitier Born
Pioneering actor Sidney Poitier was born in Miami, Florida.
March 11, 1959
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun Opens
Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" became the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.