He died last Friday at the age of 81 due to pancreatic cancer, the American press reported this Tuesday. Born in Emden, Germany, in 1941, Petersen died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, in the US state of California, leaving an important legacy to the film industry. With his debut film,...
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Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win an Oscar, dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist has died at the age of 94, his family said Friday. According to VOA, the news was also confirmed to Reuters by Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director-general of the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poitier broke racial barriers as the first black Oscar winner of...