Hollywood Legend Sidney Poitier passed away at 94

Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a best actor Oscar. He was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won the Academy Award for best actor for Lilies of the Field in 1963.
 Former US President Barack Obama had said Poitier epitomised dignity and grace and had "singular talent". He also added that Poitier had the power of movies to bring us closer together and opened doors for a generation of actors.
Poitier, who had received a knighthood from the Queen in 1974, had become the first black actor to receive a life achievement award from the American Film Institute in 1992. Five years later, he was appointed the Bahamas' ambassador to Japan.
 He left for the heavenly abode at the age of 94. He was married twice and had six children. The actor was a regular on the big screen at a time of racial segregation in the US, appearing in a Patch of Blue in 1965, and then Heat of the Night the year after, followed by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, playing a black man with a white fiancé.