Sidney Poitier photo by Unknown photographer; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sidney-Poitier-1968-For-Love-of-Ivy-Original-Vintage-Still-Photo-J6478/372650907328 A similar image was posted in the New York Amsterdam News of 23 April, 1966. Due to the low quality, I cannot confirm if it is the same image.; Public domain.

shrinePermanent ShrineHollywood / Film / TV

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022), joins the Astro Deathwatch permanent Shrine record.

Verified record

Life, work & what’s documented

Sidney Poitier is documented as Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022). Born 1927-02-20 and died 2022-01-06, the record connects a distinctive screen career to the wider history of film and television. Essential works selected for orientation include In the Heat of the Night, Lilies of the Field, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. The profile separates verified dates and career context from astrology interpretation and audience opinion.

Give them their flowers

Why They're Awesome

Sidney Poitier helped make In the Heat of the Night, Lilies of the Field, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner durable parts of screen culture. The range, presence, and craft preserved in that work are why this permanent record belongs on Astro Deathwatch.

Essential works: In the Heat of the Night · Lilies of the Field · Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

The death date 2022-01-06 is retained as part of the permanent record. This Shrine celebrates the work without turning cause or circumstance into spectacle.

Death context: The death date 2022-01-06 is retained as part of the permanent record. This Shrine celebrates the work without turning cause or circumstance into spectacle.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunPisces 0.9°

MoonLibra 12.6°

MercuryPisces 17.6°

VenusPisces 22.5°

MarsTaurus 29.2°

JupiterPisces 7.7°

SaturnSagittarius 7.1°

UranusPisces 27.8°

NeptuneLeo 25.5°

PlutoCancer 14.0°

Time-stable natal aspects

Sun square Mars orb 1.9°
Sun conjunction Jupiter orb 7.2°
Sun square Saturn orb 6.8°
Sun opposition Neptune orb 5.9°
Mercury conjunction Venus orb 5.0°
Mercury trine Pluto orb 4.3°
Venus conjunction Uranus orb 5.9°
Mars sextile Uranus orb 1.6°
Mars square Neptune orb 4.0°
Jupiter square Saturn orb 0.7°
Jupiter trine Pluto orb 6.5°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is presented separately and uncertainty is retained.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable. Moon: date based reliable. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon is evaluated across the full UTC day. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

Receipts

Sources & provenance

Wikidata item Q104049Wikidata / 2026-08-27 / identity / confidence: mediumStructured identity, birth date, death status, and external identifiers checked for this release.
English Wikipedia: Sidney PoitierWikimedia Foundation / 2026-08-27 / biography / confidence: mediumCareer and essential-work orientation; claims remain separately sourced.
IMDb name record nm0001627IMDb / 2026-08-27 / works / confidence: mediumScreen-credit identity cross-check.

Identity, vital dates, life status, and screen reference identifiers refreshed 2026-08-27.

Research last updated 2026-08-27.

Image rights

Portrait provenance

Exact source file · Public domain · Retrieved 2026-08-27.

Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.

Community

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