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Sidney B. Felsen, co-founder of the seminal Los Angeles printmaking workshop Gemini G.E.L., died on Sunday at his home in L.A. He was 99.
June 10, 2024
Movies
The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary “Sidney,” about the groundbreaking actor-director-activist, begs for a deeper exploration of Poitier’s life.
Sept. 22, 2022
California
The LAUSD leader remained rock-solid through dire finances, labor strife, racial tensions, a major earthquake and a historic — and unsuccessful — academic reform.
Dec. 22, 2023
Sidney Poitier, who helped break down Hollywood’s onscreen color barriers while becoming one of the top box office draws of the 1960s, has died.
Jan. 7, 2022
After six years away from the stage, Griffin now returns with resilient, new material for her extended “My Life on the PTSD-List” tour, which reaches the Wiltern Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 18
Sept. 16, 2024
Reporter Greg Braxton recalls the nerves, awe and finally calm that accompanied an interview with Sidney Poitier in 2000. Poitier died Thursday at 94.
From his performances in films such as “Lilies of the Field” and “In the Heat of the Night” to those he directed like “Buck and the Preacher” and “Uptown Saturday Night,” Sidney Poitier left a rich and varied legacy of movies that explore his “symbolic presence.”
Jan. 12, 2022
Opinion
The pair could provide damning testimony against the ex-president. Their decisions could also encourage pleas by Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and others in the Georgia case.
Oct. 23, 2023
Letters to the Editor
A reader recalls an anxious moment at a country club when Sidney Poitier extended his hand to him and made him feel welcome.
Jan. 10, 2022
The actor who helped break down Hollywood’s onscreen color barriers before becoming one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s has died at 94.
Jan. 8, 2022