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 Slimey Toad  Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 11 Jan 22 5.22pm |
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Back to the just-dead actor - That clip in The Heat of The Night, when Rod Steiger's bigoted cop was driving Poitier's sophisticated New York detective past a cotton field worked by poor blacks - 'not for you eh Virgil?' Deliciously sarcastic.
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Dan Theolmesdaleroad  Up north 11 Jan 22 8.45pm |
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My mum broke the news to me of the passing of one of her all-time favourite actors, Sir Sidney Poitier, on the day he died last week. She especially loved his performances in To Sir, with Love and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and admired him for his kind and classy demeanour as much as his acting talent, as many did. An Oscar-winning actor, a film director, and a Bahamian Ambassador to Japan as well as to UNESCO, Sir Sidney left his mark on the world both on and off screen. His inspirational life and work will remain a lasting legacy to countless others. My own most recent and outstanding memory of Sir Sidney Poitier is from the night he was awarded with his BAFTA Fellowship in 2016. His acceptance speech, along with the tributes paid to him at the time, was particularly touching.
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 11 Jan 22 9.15pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I read his biography (Douglas) at one point he says that he had sex with a different woman every night for a month so he certainly got about. as mel brooks used to say Edited by kingdowieonthewall (11 Jan 2022 9.16pm)
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BlueJay  UK 11 Jan 22 10.39pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
He got top billing because he was Black and was associated with race related films. He was perfect for the Left wing Woke narrative of ITN, which I will say one more time, is beyond parody for its prejudice. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Jan 2022 5.45pm) It's a thread of respect for the man. Your further pointless race obsessive post above adds nothing more than the other four or five. You've made your non point. Repeatedly. Now please let the thread get back to its purpose.
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| BlueJay UK 11 Jan 22 10.51pm |
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Originally posted by Dan Theolmesdaleroad
My mum broke the news to me of the passing of one of her all-time favourite actors, Sir Sidney Poitier, on the day he died last week. She especially loved his performances in To Sir, with Love and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and admired him for his kind and classy demeanour as much as his acting talent, as many did. An Oscar-winning actor, a film director, and a Bahamian Ambassador to Japan as well as to UNESCO, Sir Sidney left his mark on the world both on and off screen. His inspirational life and work will remain a lasting legacy to countless others. My own most recent and outstanding memory of Sir Sidney Poitier is from the night he was awarded with his BAFTA Fellowship in 2016. His acceptance speech, along with the tributes paid to him at the time, was particularly touching. Well said. For all he achieved, a very humble man.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 12 Jan 22 12.49pm |
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Originally posted by BlueJay
It's a thread of respect for the man. Your further pointless race obsessive post above adds nothing more than the other four or five. You've made your non point. Repeatedly. Now please let the thread get back to its purpose.
Your endless drone and delusion of self importance is quite laughable. You don't run the site. Sidney Potier is primarily famous for being a Black face in movies about race issues when that was considered controversial. Get a grip.
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| BlueJay UK 13 Jan 22 12.26am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Sidney Potier is primarily famous for being a Black face in movies about race issues when that was considered controversial. Get a grip. You're a fine one to lecture others on self importance. You've clearly learned nothing from your recent slap on the wrist. That you manage to turn even an obituary thread into yet another of your never ending race rants is really quite something. You don't run the site either I'm afraid. Carry on as you have been I doubt it will be long until you are gifted yet another reminder of that. Now please, a degree of respect for the man if that's not too much to ask. Edited by BlueJay (13 Jan 2022 1.36am)
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| BlueJay UK 13 Jan 22 12.52am |
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Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall
as mel brooks used to say Edited by kingdowieonthewall (11 Jan 2022 9.16pm) Indeed. There was something larger than about stars of the silver screen in those days too. A touch of mystery. That's lost nowadays, with actors feeling the need to be accessible via every social media platform under the sun. There's less of a divide between them and us, which may be a positive in most areas of life but not really fame as it used to be. Edited by BlueJay (13 Jan 2022 12.52am)
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| Hrolf The Ganger 13 Jan 22 10.06am |
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Originally posted by BlueJay
You're a fine one to lecture others on self importance. You've clearly learned nothing from your recent slap on the wrist. That you manage to turn even an obituary thread into yet another of your never ending race rants is really quite something. You don't run the site either I'm afraid. Carry on as you have been I doubt it will be long until you are gifted yet another reminder of that. Now please, a degree of respect for the man if that's not too much to ask.
On yer bike. Your self righteousness is quite nauseating. This is a great time to discuss Potier's legacy and how the originally righteous effort to end segregation and racial prejudice have been turned into something very ugly in the 21st century.
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| BlueJay UK 13 Jan 22 2.26pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
On yer bike. Your self righteousness is quite nauseating.
Wonderful ... Thanks for sharing. Now moving on. Edited by BlueJay (13 Jan 2022 2.27pm)
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 13 Jan 22 2.37pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
On yer bike. Your self righteousness is quite nauseating. This is a great time to discuss Potier's legacy and how the originally righteous effort to end segregation and racial prejudice have been turned into something very ugly in the 21st century.
Thumb through the thread & read your posts & you haven't even spelt the actors surname correct once.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 13 Jan 22 2.48pm |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
Thumb through the thread & read your posts & you haven't even spelt the actors surname correct once. Why thank you. I'm not quite sure exactly which part you object to, other than the name spelling. That is how the name is usually spelt, but I stand corrected for what it's worth.
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