Where did Sidney Poitier live?
THROUGHOUT the course of his life, Sidney Poitier lived in a number of places.
In January 2022, he made headlines after it was revealed that he had passed away in Los Angeles, California.
Where did Sidney Poitier live?
Poitier was known as a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador.
While he was born in Miami, Florida, he grew up in the Bahamas.
His parents, Reginald James and Evelyn Poitier, were on vacation when Poitier came unexpectedly and three months premature, giving him automatic US citizenship.
At the time, he was not expected to survive but his parents reportedly remained in Florida for three months to nurse him back to health.
After he grew up in the Bahamas he then moved to a British Crown colony and then back to the United States where he resided in California until his death.
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What was Sidney Poitier's cause of death?
According to a statement from the press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Clint Watson, Poitier died of "natural causes."
In response to Poitier's death, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said he was "conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration when I learned of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier."
"Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but a celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us," Cooper told the .
At the time, he was 94 years old and survived by his wife, Joanna Shimkus, and five children.
Was Sidney Poitier knighted?
Outside of his historic film career, Poitier was also recognized by the Queen in 1974 and received knighthood, an honorary title for service to the monarch, the church, or the country.
In 1964, Poitier made history as the first Black performer to win an Oscar in the best-actor category and he later went on to become the first Black actor to receive a life achievement award from the American Film Institute.
As a result, Poitier was appointed Bahamas' ambassador to Japan, a position he held from 1997 to 2007. From 2002 to 2007 he also served as the Bahamas' ambassador to UNESCO.