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2. Lilies of the Field (1963 film) - Wikipedia

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   Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson, adapted by James Poe from William Edmund Barrett’s 1962 novel of the same name. Starring Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams, and Dan Frazer, the film takes its title from the Bible’s Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:27–33 and Luke 12:27 ...

3. Ralph Nelson - Wikipedia

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   Ralph Nelson (1970) Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing Lilies of the Field (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Charly (1968), films which won Academy Awards.

4. Lilies of the Field - Wikipedia

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   Lilies of the Field is a phrase used in Matthew 6:28 in the Bible, part of a segment known also as The Birds of the Air. Lilies of the Field may also refer to: The Lilies of the Field by William Edmund Barrett Lilies of the Field, a film adaption of the novel produced and directed by Ralph Nelson

5. Sidney Poitier filmography - Wikipedia

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   Lilies of the Field: Homer Smith 1965 The Bedford Incident: Ben Munceford The Greatest Story Ever Told: Simon of Cyrene: A Patch of Blue: Gordon Ralfe The Slender Thread: Alan Newell 1966 Duel at Diablo: Toller, Contract Horse Dealer 1967 To Sir, with Love: Mr. Mark Thackeray [3] In the Heat of the Night: Detective Virgil Tibbs [4] Guess Who's ...

6. List of awards and nominations received by Sidney Poitier

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   He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Poitier received numerous honoraries during his lifetime including the Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime achievement in film in 2001.

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   That “Lilies of the Field” scenario belonged to a different, more innocent era. An era that ended abruptly on April 4, 1968. “Audiences are demanding more from their Black leading men ...

8. Amen (gospel song) - Wikipedia

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   The song was arranged by Jester Hairston, for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field (1963), which popularized the song. Curtis Mayfield said "I'd gone to see 'Lilies of the Field,' and the song in it, 'Amen', was very inspiring for me as was the movie . . . Of course, I'd decided to do a version of it.

9. Jester Hairston - Wikipedia

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   He also arranged the song "Amen", which he dubbed for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field, and arranged traditional Negro spirituals. [16] Most of Hairston's film work was in the field of composing, arranging and choral conducting. [8] [14] He also acted in more than 20 films, mostly in small roles, some uncredited.