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@rookie54 said
Sir Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, dies aged 94

Bahamian media outlets reported his death on Friday, citing the country's minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell. The Bahamian-American artist had won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964 for his performance in the film Lilies of the Field.
"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and "Heat of the Night".

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@torunn said
"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and "Heat of the Night".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35HI5AQYUwg
Brilliant !

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@torunn said
"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and "Heat of the Night".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35HI5AQYUwg
To sir with love

I think Lulu had the big musical hit there. beautiful

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@chaney3 removed their quoted post
May he RIP.

-VR

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@chaney3 removed their quoted post
A show about family values.

But...his stand up comedy was very offensive and hilarious. 😄



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Gary Waldhorn - Actor.

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Magawa, aged 8.
The "hero rat" who saved many lives by sniffing out landmines in Cambodia died peacefully of natural causes.

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@Kewpie

So he exploded?

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@Kewpie

My apologies 😔

I didn't realize he was an actual Rat that sniffed out landmines to save people.

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Ali Mitgutsch, 86 the inventor of the Wimmelbuch

(for the Non Germans his english wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mitgutsch)

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Clyde Bellecourt
Native American civil rights leader
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/us/aim-leader-clyde-bellecourt-dies-85/index.html

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Ronnie Spector

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RIP

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@torunn said
"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and "Heat of the Night".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35HI5AQYUwg
I'm also one of the millions saddened by the news of Sidney's passing. My wife just told me about it last night.

Additional examples of his courage, talent and range:

"Lilies of the Field"
"A Patch of Blue"

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@hakima said
Ronnie Spector

“Be My Baby”

RIP
What a story, what a life.

RIP, girl.