Hollywood celebrates Sidney Poitier and how he ‘epitomized dignity and grace’
A guiding light.
A landmark actor.
An absolute legend.
The best of the best.
There’s no shortage of praise and accolades pouring in Friday after the death of trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier at age 94.
Among those expressing condolences: Morgan Freeman, Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Iger, LeVar Burton, Magic Johnson and Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., to name a few.
“Sidney was my inspiration, my guiding light, my friend,” Freeman wrote. “Sending love to Joanna and his family.”
“This is a big one. No words can describe how your work radically shifted my life. The dignity, normalcy, strength, excellence and sheer electricity you brought to your roles showed us that we, as Black folks, mattered!!! It was an honor...,” Davis wrote, posting a picture of herself and her husband with Poitier at a lunch at Spago.
“You told us, ‘If your dreams do not scare you, they’re not big enough’!” Davis continued. “I put this quote on my daughter’s wall. Rest well Mr. Poitier. Thank you! Thank you for leaving a legacy. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
“If you wanted the sky i would write across the sky in letters that would soar a thousand feet high.. To Sir… with Love,” Goldberg tweeted, referencing the lyrics to the title song of Poitier’s 1967 film.
