Sidney Poitier- Strong, handsome but sensitive. The ultimate modern man.
When A Raisin in the Sun opened in 1959, Sidney Poitier had already appeared in the plays Lysistrata (1946) and Anna Lucasta (1947), and his performance in the 1950 film "No Way Out" had garnered him both notice and further movie offers. With audiences eager to see more of the actor, Poitier could now choose among leading roles on the stage and screen.
