Sidney Poitier has been revealed, with Los Angeles County coroners reporting it to be due to a mix of heart failure, Alzheimer’s and prostate cancer.
The death certificate from the LA County Department of Public Health was published by TMZ on Tuesday. Poitier died on Jan. 6 at 94.
Poitier was known worldwide as the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ralph Nelson’s 1963 film “Lilies of the Field,” having also been nominated five years prior for his performance in “The Defiant Ones” alongside Tony Curtis, for which he won a BAFTA.
Poitier’s other famous films include “In The Heat of the Night,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “A Raisin In The Sun.”Shortly after winning his Oscar, Poitier was one of several actors who joined Dr.
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