Sidney Poitier Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
SIDNEY POITIER
Born: February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida
Died: January 06, 2022
Biography
Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to be honored with an Academy Award for Best Actor (1963, Lilies of the Field), was the top box office star by 1967. That year, the actor, who had already won acclaim for Blackboard Jungle (1955) and The Defiant Ones (1958, nominated for Best Actor), appeared in three popular films: In the Heat of the Night, To Sir With Love and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. On March 24, 2002, at the 74th annual Academy Awards, Poitier, who is also a Kennedy Center Awards honoree, was presented with an honorary Oscar for his groundbreaking work as an actor, director and producer.
2013-Moms-Mabley:-I-Got-Somethin'-to-Tell-You (in person), 2012-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Shirley-MacLaine (in person), 2008-Sidney-Poitier,-un-outsider-a-Hollywood (Other), 2000-American-Masters (Other), 1989-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 2003-Century-of-Black-Cinema (Other), 1988-Shoot-to-Kill (Performer), 2002-Muhammad-Ali's-All-Star-60th-Birthday-Celebration! (in person), 1997-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 2011-The-Loving-Story (Other), 2005-Budd-Boetticher:-A-Man-Can-Do-That (Other), 2012-BB-King:-The-Life-of-Riley (Other), 2001-The-Last-Brickmaker-in-America (Performer), 1998-David-and-Lisa (Performer), 1998-Free-of-Eden (Performer), 1995-Children-of-the-Dust (Performer), 1991-Separate-But-Equal (Performer), 1975-The-Wilby-Conspiracy (Performer), 1973-A-Warm-December (Performer), 1971-The-Organization (Performer), 1965-The-Slender-Thread (Performer), 1964-The-Long-Ships (Performer), 1963-Lilies-of-the-Field (Performer), 1962-Pressure-Point (Performer), 1961-Paris-Blues (Performer), 1958-The-Defiant-Ones (Performer), 1957-The-Mark-of-the-Hawk (Performer), 1957-Something-of-Value (Performer), 1955-Blackboard-Jungle (Performer), 1952-CBS-Television-Workshop (Performer), 1990-Ghost-Dad (Director), 1985-Fast-Forward (Director), 1982-Hanky-Panky (Director), 1973-A-Warm-December (Director), 1998-Free-of-Eden (Producer), 2012-The-69th-Annual-Golden-Globe-Awards (in person), 2011-Sing-Your-Song (in person), 2008-Stand-Up-to-Cancer (in person), 2006-Ali-Rap (in person), 2006-Legends-Ball (in person), 2005-The-Black-Movie-Awards (in person), 2004-Tell-Them-Who-You-Are (in person), 2003-The-Making-of-'Sneakers' (in person), 2000-Biography (in person), 1999-The-Howard-Stern-Radio-Show (in person), 1996-The-68th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1990-Sinatra-75:-The-Best-Is-Yet-to-Come (in person), 1990-7th-Annual-American-Cinema-Awards (in person), 1990-22nd-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 1985-Night-of-100-Stars-II (in person), 1979-Paul-Robeson:-Tribute-to-an-Artist (in person), 1970-King:-A-Filmed-Record...-Montgomery-to-Memphis (in person), 1967-ABC-Stage-67 (in person), 1964-Freedom-Spectacular (in person), 2014-Broadway:-Beyond-the-Golden-Age (in person), 2011-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Morgan-Freeman (in person), 2001-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Barbra-Streisand (in person), 2013-The-Oscars (Other), 2009-Founding-Fathers:-Sir-Stafford-Sands (Other), 1959-Our-Virgin-Island (Performer), 2002-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 1952-1955-The-Philco-Goodyear-Television-Playhouse (Performer), 2005-2005-BAFTA/LA-Cunard-Britannia-Awards (in person), 1961-Cinepanorama (in person), 2012-Casting-By (Other), 2006-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 1988-The-Princess-Grace-Foundation-Special-Gala-Tribute-to-Cary-Grant (in person), 2004-TV-in-Black:-The-First-Fifty-Years (Other), 1976-America-at-the-Movies (Other), 1968-Black-History:-Lost-Stolen,-or-Strayed (Other), 1979-The-16th-Annual-Humanitarian-Awards-Dinner-of-National-Conference (in person), 1989-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Gregory-Peck (in person), 1987-The-Annual-ACLU-Honors:-A-Salute-to-Michael-Douglas (in person), 1997-20th-Century-Fox:-The-First-50-Years (Other), 2013-44th-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 2007-Building-a-Dream:-The-Oprah-Winfrey-Leadership-Academy (in person), 1961-The-15th-Annual-Tony-Awards (in person), 1999-The-Simple-Life-of-Noah-Dearborn (Performer), 1977-A-Piece-of-the-Action (Performer), 1974-Uptown-Saturday-Night (Performer), 1972-Buck-and-the-Preacher (Performer), 1969-The-Lost-Man (Performer), 1967-In-the-Heat-of-the-Night (Performer), 1967-To-Sir,-with-Love (Performer), 1965-The-Bedford-Incident (Performer), 1959-Porgy-and-Bess (Performer), 1957-Band-of-Angels (Performer), 1956-Good-bye,-My-Lady (Performer), 1980-Stir-Crazy (Director), 1977-A-Piece-of-the-Action (Director), 1974-Uptown-Saturday-Night (Director), 1972-Buck-and-the-Preacher (Director), 1972-Buck-and-the-Preacher (Producer), 2010/I-Salvation-Road (in person), 2012-The-Journey-Part-1 (in person), 2012-43rd-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 2009-Entertainment-Tonight (in person), 2008-Artists-of-the-Bahamas (in person), 2008-39th-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 2006-2006-BAFTA/LA-Cunard-Britannia-Awards (in person), 2004-Hollywood-Legenden (in person), 2001-32nd-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 2001-Bravo-Profiles (in person), 1998-League-of-Legends (in person), 1988-Cinema-3 (in person), 1972-The-Dick-Cavett-Show (in person), 1967-The-Joey-Bishop-Show (in person), 2009-Jimmy-Kimmel-Live! (in person), 2008-Larry-King-Live (in person), 2008-The-80th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 2000-2007-The-Oprah-Winfrey-Show (in person), 2007-The-Oprah-Winfrey-Oscar-Special (in person), 2006-The-Lew-Rudin-Way (in person), 2005-36th-NAACP-Image-Awards (in person), 2002-2002-Trumpet-Awards (in person), 2002-Exclusif (in person), 2001-American-Masters (in person), 2001-Ralph-Bunche:-An-American-Odyssey (in person), 2000-The-BBC-and-the-BAFTA-Tribute-to-Michael-Caine (in person), 1999-The-Directors (in person), 1998-The-70th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1997-The-49th-Annual-Primetime-Emmy-Awards (in person), 1995-CBS-This-Morning (in person), 1994-A-Century-of-Cinema (in person), 1986-Bopha! (in person), 1984-Black-Hollywood (in person), 1980-The-Third-Annual-Black-Achievement-Awards (in person), 1972-The-New-Bill-Cosby-Show (in person), 1972-Film-Night (in person), 1967-The-39th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1966-The-Strolling-'20s (in person), 1965-A-Cinderella-Named-Elizabeth (in person), 1959-Sunday-Showcase (in person), 1992-Sneakers (Performer), 1988-Little-Nikita (Performer), 1971-Brother-John (Performer), 1968-For-Love-of-Ivy (Performer), 1967-Guess-Who's-Coming-to-Dinner (Performer), 1965-The-Greatest-Story-Ever-Told (Performer), 1961-A-Raisin-in-the-Sun (Performer), 1960-All-the-Young-Men (Performer), 1954-Go-Man-Go (Performer), 1951-Cry,-the-Beloved-Country (Performer), 1950-No-Way-Out (Performer), 1947-Sepia-Cinderella (Performer), 1971-Brother-John (Producer), 1971-Brother-John (Writer), 1968-For-Love-of-Ivy (Writer), 2012-Oprah-Presents:-Master-Class (in person), 1977-The-American-Film-Institute's-10th-Anniversary-Special (in person), 2006-Bicentennial-Nigger (Other), 1992-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Sidney-Poitier (in person), 1998-Scandalize-My-Name:-Stories-from-the-Blacklist (Other), 2006-AFI's-100-Years...-100-Cheers:-America's-Most-Inspiring-Movies (in person), 1988-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Jack-Lemmon (in person), 2010-Moguls-&-Movie-Stars:-A-History-of-Hollywood (Other), 2008-The-O'Reilly-Factor (Other), 2003-American-Dreams (Other), 1998-Classified-X (Other), 1995-Biography (Other), 1971-Film-Night (Other), 2002-Corazon,-corazon (in person), 1993-An-American-Reunion:-The-People's-Inaugural-Celebration (in person), 2010-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 2007-Camara-negra.-Teatro-Victoria-Eugenia (Other), 2002-Gala-Paramount-Pictures-Celebrates-90th-Anniversary-with-90-Stars (in person), 1995-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 1975-ABC-Late-Night (in person), 1955-Ponds-Theater (Performer), 2013-CBS-News-Sunday-Morning (in person), 1986-The-Spencer-Tracy-Legacy:-A-Tribute-by-Katharine-Hepburn (in person), 2000-Playboy:-The-Party-Continues (Other), 1993-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-Elizabeth-Taylor (in person), 1985-Good-Morning-America (in person), 1998-Small-Steps,-Big-Strides:-The-Black-Experience-in-Hollywood (Other), 1969-The-41st-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1968-The-40th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1965-The-37th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1964-The-36th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1949-From-Whence-Cometh-My-Help (in person), 1997-The-Jackal (Performer), 1997-Mandela-and-de-Klerk (Performer), 1996-To-Sir,-with-Love-II (Performer), 1975-Let's-Do-It-Again (Performer), 1970-They-Call-Me-Mister-Tibbs! (Performer), 1966-Duel-at-Diablo (Performer), 1965-A-Patch-of-Blue (Performer), 1957-Edge-of-the-City (Performer), 1952-Red-Ball-Express (Performer), 1975-Let's-Do-It-Again (Director), 2011-Islands-of-Life (in person), 2008-Tavis-Smiley (in person), 2007-Mr.-Warmth:-The-Don-Rickles-Project (in person), 2002-The-Making-of-'Changing-Lanes' (in person), 2002-The-74th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 2000-6th-Annual-Screen-Actors-Guild-Awards (in person), 1999-ABC-2000:-The-Millennium (in person), 1998-The-Making-of-'The-Jackal' (in person), 1995-Wild-Bill:-Hollywood-Maverick (in person), 1988-The18th-Annual-Nosotros-Golden-Eagle-Awards (in person), 1987-The-USA-Today's-5th-Anniversary-Gala (in person)
Theater Credits
Carry-Me-Back-to-Morningside-Heights - Director (February 27, 1968 - March 2, 1968), A-Raisin-in-the-Sun - Performer (March 11, 1959 - June 25, 1960), Anna-Lucasta - Performer (September 22, 1947 - October 18, 1947), Lysistrata - Performer (October 17, 1946 - October 19, 1946)
Style
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 313747Sidney Poitier signature, written in pencil as "Sidney/Poiter", commemorates the first Black performer to win the Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field. Poitier was honored with an honorary Oscar at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002.Sale Price $135.00
$160.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 316126Autograph sentiment signed by Sidney Poitier reads "Best/wishes/Sidney Poitier" in blue ink. Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, recognized for his significant contributions to film and culture.
Price: $160.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 308330Photograph of Sidney Poitier in a scene from the 1971 film The Organization, inscribed and signed as "To Beth/Sidney Poitier" in blue ink. Poitier is recognized as the first Black Academy Award winner for Best Actor.
Price: $220.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 308336Photograph inscribed and signed by Sidney Poitier in blue ink, capturing a scene from the 1971 film The Organization. Poitier, the first African American Academy Award winner for Best Actor, received an honorary Oscar in 2002 for his contributions to film.
Price: $260.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 25870Publicity photograph from Sidney Poitier's film A Warm December, signed “Sidney Poitier”. Capturing a scene with Poitier as Dr. Matt Younger and Esther Anderson as his wife, Catherine, this item highlights Poitier's influential career in film.
Price: $280.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 54819Photograph of Sidney Poitier shows him standing with crossed arms in a white suit jacket. Signed with "Sidney/Poitier", it highlights his status as the first Black Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1963 for Lilies of the Field.
Price: $260.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 155349Publicity still featuring Sidney Poitier in a scene from A Warm December, signed "Sidney/Poitier". This photograph, from the 1973 film, includes other cast members and highlights Poitier's significant achievements in cinema.
Sale Price $225.00
$280.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 251913Publicity photograph of Sidney Poitier for the film The Mark of the Hawk, signed with the inscription, “Best wishes/alway (sic)/Sidney Poitier.” Released in 1957, the photograph commemorates Poitier's significant contributions to cinema.
Price: $300.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - INSCRIBED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 342896Promotional photograph signed by Sidney Poitier from his 1971 film The Organization, inscribed in ink: "To Robert/Best wishes/Sidney Poitier" in blue felt tip. Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Price: $240.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - LASER MEDIA COVER SIGNED - HFSID 278715Laser disc cover signed by Sidney Poitier with the inscription "Sidney/Poitier" for his movie Lilies of the Field. Poitier, the first Black Academy Award winner for Best Actor, is recognized for his significant contributions to film.
Price: $260.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 295147Photograph signed by Sidney Poitier, displaying a black and white publicity image for the 1968 film For Love of Ivy. The signature is in ink, reading, "Sidney Poitier." Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Price: $240.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 342900Promotional photograph signed by Sidney Poitier in ink as "Sidney/ Poitier", related to his film A Piece of the Action. Poitier, the first African American Academy Award winner for Best Actor, received an honorary Oscar in 2002 for his contributions to film.
Sale Price $215.00
$260.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 342903Promotional photograph signed by Sidney Poitier in ink with the inscription "Sidney/ Poitier" in blue felt tip. This item is from the film A Piece of the Action, showcasing Poitier's significant contributions to cinema as an acclaimed actor.
Sale Price $215.00
$260.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 342905Promotional photograph signed by Sidney Poitier in blue ink, reading "Sidney/ Poitier". Featuring his 1971 film The Organization, this black and white photograph is a notable piece related to the acclaimed actor's career.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 323517Promotional photograph signed by Sidney Poitier in blue ink, associated with The Organization. Poitier, an Academy Award-winning actor, is recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to film. The photograph is printed and contains his signature as "Sidney Poitier".
Price: $240.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 323518Photograph of Sidney Poitier posing with Barbara McNair in promotional form for The Organization, signed in blue ink as "Sidney/ Poitier". This item captures a moment from the 1971 film, showcasing Poitier's iconic status.
Price: $240.00
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SIDNEY POITIER - SHOW BILL SIGNED CIRCA 1972 - HFSID 142979Program for The Threepenny Opera signed by Sidney Poitier on the back cover with the inscription "Sidney/Poitier." This signed item dates to circa February 1972 and commemorates Poitier's significant contributions to film and acting.
Price: $160.00
