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The Message of Sidney Poitier's Success - WSJ
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Granny Boudreaux brings laughter to Pointe Coupee
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Kendra Portier and Elke Luyten at Dance New Amsterdam - The New
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Long journey to an Oscar for Sidney Poitier – archive
Starring Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller won** five 1967 OscarsÂ(r), including
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In the Heat of the Night [DVD]
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Inside Sidney Poitier's steamy affair with Diahann Carroll
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Sidney Poitier's most notable films
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Christian Potier Hollandaise Sauce
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Louisiana oyster shucking champ represents Baton Rouge restaurant
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In the Heat of the Night : Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
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Dr. Bonnie Portier - Named “Phenomenal Woman” - Emmitsburg
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On a film starring the late Sidney Poitier that later in his life