Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor To Win Oscar, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Trailblazing, Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, a longtime New York resident has died.
Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement that Poitier died on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the age of 94.
A native of Cat Island in the Bahamas, Davis said: "The whole Bahamas grieves the celebrated life of a great Bahamian."
Poitier, who grew up on a tomato farm and taught himself to read and write, became a resident of Westchester County, moving to Mount Vernon in 1956.
He won the Oscar for "Lilies of the Field," in 1963, in which he played a migrant worker wh…
Covid-19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated
Another Hollywood star has been written out of a TV drama after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The latest to exit a popular drama is Rockmond Dunbar of "9-1-1," the Fox television series.
The show requires all actors need to be vaccinated to participate, but, as a response, Dunbar applied for a medical and religious exemption, which he was denied, according to Deadline.
On Monday, Nov. 22, his character on the series, Michael Grant, was written off the show with his deciding to move to Haiti with his boyfriend, Deadline reported.
In a statement to Deadline, Dunbar said: …
Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week
The Hudson Valley's own Ian Flanigan, one of five finalists on NBC's The Voice, could win $100,000 and a recording contract with Universal Music Group, depending on the quality of his live performance and how he is received by audiences at home.
Along with finalists Desz, John Holiday, Jim Ranger and Carter Rubin, Flanigan will perform live on Monday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. EST.
The season's winners will be announced after a two-hour episode on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Since first wowing the show's judges in October with his performance of the Zac Brown Band's Colder Weather, Flanigan…
