Sidney Poitier’s cause of death has been revealed, the actor battled several health
issues before his death on Jan. 6. his immediate cause of death is listed as a
cardiopulmonary failure, or heart failure, according to the death certificate
obtained by TMZ. It notes he suffered from Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate
cancer.
During his prolific career, Poitier starred in films such as Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in
the Sun, To Sir, With Love and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
In 1964, he made Oscar history when he became the first Black man to win an
Academy Award in the Best Actor category for his role of Homer Smith in Lilies of the
Field. More than three decades later, he received an honorary Oscar “in recognition of
his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being,” per the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ database.
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Poitier’s list of accolades also included three Golden Globes, a Grammy and a Screen
Actors Guild Award. In addition, he had received an AFI Life Achievement Award, a
Kennedy Center Honor and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Since his death, many celebrities and notable figures have paid tribute to the
Hollywood icon—including Whoopi Goldberg, Tyler Perry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Kelly Rowland and Loni Love.
In a statement issued by the White House following Poitier’s passing, President Joe
Biden described the late star as a “once-in-a-generation actor and advocate whose
work carried so much dignity, power, and grace that it changed the world on and off
the big screen.”
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