Photos: Actor Sidney Poitier in Tucson
Actor Sidney Poitier died at age 94. Poitier appeared in and directed several movies in the Tucson area, including "Lilies of the Field" (1963), "Stir Crazy" (1980) and "Hanky Panky" (1982).
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Actress Lilia Skala, left, with actor Sidney Poitier on the set of "Lilies of the Field" in Tucson in December, 1962. Poitier won an Oscar for Best Actor for the movie. He was the first African-American to win the award.
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Sidney Poitier gets ready for a scene during the filming of "Lilies of the Field" on Tucson in December 1962. Tucson Citizen file
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Actors Gene Wilder, left, and Sidney Poitier during filming of the movie "Hanky Panky" at 6th Ave. and 18th St. in Tucson on Oct. 8, 1981.
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Actor Sidney Poitier filming "Stir Crazy" on location in Tucson on April 10, 1980.
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Actor Sidney Poitier directing the movie "Stir Crazy" at Tucson Rodeo Grounds on April 10, 1980.
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Actor Sidney Poitier directing the movie "Stir Crazy" at Tucson Rodeo Grounds on April 10, 1980.
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Actor Sidney Poitier directing the movie "Stir Crazy" at Tucson Rodeo Grounds on April 10, 1980.
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"Stir Crazy" Filming. Rodeo Grounds. April 10, 1980. This is Sidney Poitier.
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Actor Sidney Poitier directing the movie "Stir Crazy" at Tucson Rodeo Grounds on April 10, 1980.
