Happy 92nd Birthday to Sidney Poitier, Actor & Activist.

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Happy birthday to a hero of entertainment. Actor, director and diplomat Sidney Poitier turns 92 years old today. (shown here with Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston marching for #CivilRights) #HISTORY

6:35 AM - Feb 20, 2019

[Peacetrain]

1. Oh my gosh I had such a crush on him in my teens...

I cannot believe he is 92.. Oh heck I still have a crush on him.. Happy Birthday to the most beautiful man in the world outside my husband and son.. What a amazing life he has lived

[malaise]

4. We all adored him but my close friend had the biggest crush

and then low and behold I walked straight into him in a supermarket in Nassau 45 years ago this year. There he was just like every other Bahamian. I asked him to sign an autograph for her -he did complete with her name - she still has it.

[Peacetrain]

8. If that would have been me.. I would not have been able to get a word out

I just adored him.. His grace, that voice.. I envy your friend..

[malaise]

12. He gave me a big hug

and was even more handsome than on film if that was possible

[Peacetrain]

13. I have a feeling there is a massive swoon among many of the women of DU reading

your post.. I got a kiss from the Cisco Kid when I was 8 but somehow that just does not stack up the same

[malaise]

15. Hehe

[Zoonart]

11. Nice story.

Thanks for sharing.
Love him. Terrific actor and outstanding human being.

[malaise]

14. He's a wonderful human being

It was one of those moments in my life that I won't forget and neither will my friend.
She married a man who looked like him - thankfully her crush on Sydney and her autograph lasted longer than their marriage

[IrishEyes]

19. I had a crush on him. I'm young enough to be his grand or even great grand daughter.

Harry Belafonte is 91. He was pretty good looking and a good actor as well.

[Aristus]

2. That look on Heston's face says: "Hmm. There's probably a lot more money in gun advocacy than in

civil rights advocacy. I'm outta here!"

[Botany]

6. not true

Heston's NRA stuff was wrong but he publicly marched for civil rights
@ a time that was a dangerous thing to do,

[Aristus]

10. I know.

I just wonder what sent him over to the dark side.

[Submariner]

26. I wondered that too - from Wiki

Heston's political activism had four stages.[52]

In the first stage, 1955–61, he endorsed Democratic candidates for President, and signed on to petitions and liberal political causes.

From 1961 until 1972, the second stage, he continued to endorse Democratic candidates for President. Moving beyond Hollywood, he became nationally visible in 1963 in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From 1965 until 1971, he served as the elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, and clashed with his liberal rival Ed Asner. In 1968, he used his "cowboy" persona to publicize gun control measures.[citation needed]

The third stage began in 1972. Like many neoconservatives of the same era who moved from liberal Democrat to conservative Republican, he rejected the liberalism of George McGovern and supported Richard Nixon in 1972 for President. In the 1980s, he gave strong support to Ronald Reagan during his conservative presidency.

In 1995, Heston entered his fourth stage by establishing his own political action fund-raising committee and jumped into the internal politics of the National Rifle Association. He gave numerous culture wars speeches and interviews upholding the conservative position, blaming media and academia for imposing affirmative action, which he saw as unfair reverse discrimination.[53]

[Botany]

3. Class meets class

[malaise]

9. Lovely

[PTWB]

5. Happy birthday!!

[KPN]

7. Wow 92!

Happy Birthday Sydney Poitier!

[lilactime]

16. He has been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him in 1963!

[sheshe2]

17. A Beautiful Man.

[yaesu]

20. An amazing individual, My faves movies are In The Heat Of The Night, The Bedford Incident &

To Sir, with Love.

[oasis]

21. Class +.

[IronLionZion]

22. To Sir, with love (1967) - the ending

[bdamomma]

23. wow

Happy Birthday Mr. Poitier

[DFW]

24. One of my favorite actors

He was SOOOOO perfectly cast in "In The Heat Of The Night."

I met him once when I was 15 (52 years ago!!) . Already back then, perfect poise and grace. Just a wonderful guy.

[Uncle Joe]

25. Happy Birthday Sydney!

Thanks for the thread catbyte.

[Submariner]

27. Heat of the Night was on TCM last week

Watched it many times, and it never gets old.

[uponit7771]

28. AMEN!!