Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) 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 ranked among one of the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. More about Sidney Poitier
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Poitier's family lived in the Bahamas, then still a Crown colony, but he was born unexpectedly in Miami, Florida, while they were visiting, which automatically granted him U.S. citizenship. He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theatre, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955). Poitier gained stardom for his leading roles in films such as The Defiant Ones (1958) for which he made history becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Additionally Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance. In 1964, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963).In total, we tracked 124 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Sidney Poitier (SIDNEY POITIER-Rare Matted Autographed TO SIR, WITH LOVE Display-JSA COA) was sold in May 2021 for $749.99 while the cheapest item (Gloria Hendry Sidney Poitier Love Ivy Signed Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2009. The month with the most items sold (33) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $147.50 for an autographed item of Sidney Poitier. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2013 with $200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from Sidney Poitier is worth $62.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sidney Poitier were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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*SIDNEY POITIER (1927-2022) SIGNED *THIS LIFE* - *PORGY AND BESS* *PARIS BLUES** | $185.00 | ||
Montaro Caine : A Novel by Sidney Poitier (2013, Hardcover) - SIGNED FIRST ED. | $95.00 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER - LETTER - SIGNED + ENVELOPE - VIRGIL TIBBS - MEDAL OF HONOR - AA | $195.00 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER SIGNED & BROCK PETERS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $29.99 | ||
Sidney Poitier Signed The Measure of a Man Hardcover 1st Edition 2000 PSA/DNA | $135.00 | ||
Signed Book The Measure of a Man : A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier | $32.99 | ||
SIGNED Sidney Poitier: Life Beyond Measure HB/DJ 2005 1st edition nice autograph | $60.00 | ||
The Measure of a Man : A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier Signed Plate | $29.99 | ||
THIS LIFE signed Sidney Poitier Autobiography Book 1980 First Edition OFFER | $200.00 | ||
THIS LIFE signed Sidney Poitier Autobiography Book 1980 First Edition OFFER | $200.00 |