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Om PuriAugust 3, 2014
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Brendan Gleeson + John Michael McDonaghJuly 27, 2014
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David ChaseApril 30, 2014
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Denis Villeneuve, + Aaron GuzikowskiNovember 24, 2013
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Wong Kar-waiAugust 11, 2013
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Harmony KorineMarch 12, 2013
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Making Roots, Making TV HistoryFebruary 4, 2013
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Paul WilliamsJanuary 25, 2013
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Rachel WeiszJanuary 8, 2013
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Tony Kushner + Harold HolzerDecember 18, 2012
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Ava DuVernayNovember 27, 2012
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Todd Haynes, Sandy Powell, + Mark FriedbergJune 14, 2012
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Joan Ganz CooneyMay 2, 2012
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Agnieszka HollandJanuary 16, 2012
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Nekisa CooperDecember 17, 2011
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Alex Ross PerryDecember 8, 2011
Sidney Poitier March 1, 1989
Actor, director, and producer Sidney Poitier single-handedly changed the image of the black actor in Hollywood. Raised in poverty in the West Indies, Poitier became a theater actor after moving to New York City. Starting with his very first film, No Way Out (1950), he developed an elegant, intense screen presence and became Hollywood's first African American actor to play leading roles. A few days before he was honored at the Museum's gala Salute, Poitier spoke in this interview about his early days as an actor, his brush with the Hollywood blacklist, and the path of his remarkable, pioneering career—described with undue modesty.