Sidney Poitier: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Sidney Poitier. | Oct 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Film Institute - Sidney Poitier. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - From 2013: The Sidney Poitier interview. | May 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 16, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS SoCaL - How Sidney Poitier Paved the Way for Black Leading Men in Hollywood. | Dec 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Celebrating movie icons: Sidney Poitier. | Jul 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Sidney Poitier. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-references and a photo. | Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Aug 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bahamas Film Culture Project - Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR Illinois - Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob. | Dec 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Sidney Poitier. | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous African Americans - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Jul 31, 2022 | ||
| Noted that he died in Los Angeles. | Jan 10, 2022 | ||
| He died on January 6, 2022. | Jan 07, 2022 | ||
| Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. | Sep 25, 2020 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Apr 15, 2020 | ||
| Removed the question mark after his birth year and noted that most sources, including Poitier himself, state that he was born in 1927. | Feb 20, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Apr 17, 2017 | ||
| Closed out his term as ambassador to Japan. | Jan 20, 2017 | ||
| Added photographs. | Oct 30, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Masters - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | May 09, 2014 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Dec 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Film Institute - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Sidney Poitier Profile. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Noted publication of Montaro Caine. | Jun 20, 2013 | ||
| Added photographs. | Jan 13, 2012 | ||
| He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. | Aug 13, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | May 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Sidney Poitier. | Apr 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Biography of Sidney Poitier. | Apr 28, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 31, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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