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 307 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 (50) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $99.99 for an autographed item of Sidney Poitier. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2016 with $226.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was February 2017. In average, an autographed item from Sidney Poitier is worth $49.00.
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) (LILLIES OF THE FIELD) AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD~ | $30.03 | ||
Sidney Poitier actor REAL hand SIGNED 8.5x11 Photo JSA COA Autographed | $129.99 | ||
Sidney Poitier JSA Autographed 8X10 In The Heat Of The Night JSA COA not PSA | $159.96 | ||
Sidney Poitier Signed 8x10 Black And White Original Photo Autographed Vintage | $47.70 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER signed AUTOGRAPH 8836 | $18.50 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER SIGNED ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1970s OVERSIZE DBLWT PHOTOGRAPH | $14.60 | ||
SIDNEY POITIER Signed Photo AA Winning Actor 1995 Kennedy Center Honors w/Wife | $20.00 | ||
sidney poitier signed Photo”Kennedy Center Honors” | $19.95 | ||
Sidney Poitier Silver Screen Sketch Card Limited 25/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $6.99 | ||
Sidney Poitier Silver Screen Sketch Card Limited 28/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $6.99 |
‘Sidney’ Review: A Lovingly Assembled Career Portrait (09/22/22): Sidney Poitier is memorialized in this thorough, and thoroughly conventional, documentary.
Sidney Poitier’s Family Speaks Out Following The Hollywood Legend’s Death At Age (01/08/22): The family of Sidney Poitier emphasized his humanity and his kindness in the wake of his death.
Sidney Poitier Was the Star We Desperately Needed Him to Be (01/07/22): Without the obstacles put in his way, he could’ve been even bigger than he was. But Mr. Poitier still managed to be a giant, which, in itself, is astonishing.
Watch Sidney Poitier’s 1964 Oscar Speech for His Historic Best Actor Win (01/07/22): Sidney Poitier made history in 1964 as the first Black performer to win an Oscar in the best-actor category for “Lilies of the Field.”
11 of Sidney Poitier's Greatest Movies to Stream Now (01/07/22): As an actor and filmmaker, he strove to bring layered Black individuals to the screen at a time when that was rare.
Oscar Winning Actor Sidney Poitier Is Dead At 94 (01/2022): The Oscar winning actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94.