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Who main characters from lilies of the field that changed?
homer smith
Who was the first African American male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
It was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance as Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field."
In 1963 Sidney poiter became the first black person to win an Academy Award for best actor name the movie in which it was received?
"Lilies of the Field," in which Poitier played handyman Homer Smith, who builds a chapel for immigrant German nuns in Arizona.
What African-American actor won an Oscar for his work in the film Lilies of the Field?
Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Which black man was nominate and won a oscar in a non stereotype role?
Sidney Poitier in lilies of the Field as homer smith. who was just a black man looking for work.
Who was the first African American to win an academy award for the best actor?
It was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field."
What film earned Sidney Poitier an Oscar?
He was nominated of the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Defiant Ones (1958). He won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Lilies of the Field (1963). In 2002, he was presented with an honorary award for his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence.
What was the movie lilies of the field about?
Lilies of the Field (1963) is a movie about a black traveling handyman (Homer Smith) who stops in the American desert southwest to get water for his car. He meets a group of Catholic nuns who have settled there after immigrating from East Germany. The Mother Superior hires him to do some minor repairs. When she sees how skilled he is, she hires him to build a "Schapel" (chapel). Much of film revolves around Smith, who is Baptist, butting heads with the Mother Superior over how to build the chapel. The Mother Superior contends the chapel is being built by God, and Smith is merely a tool. Smith quits because of the bickering, but eventually returns to complete the job.Sidney Poitier, who plays Homer Smith, won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964 for his role in the movie.
What actors and actresses appeared in Lilies of the Field - 1963?
The cast of Lilies of the Field - 1963 includes: Stanley Adams as Juan Pamela Branch as Sister Elizabeth Isa Crino as Sister Agnes Dan Frazer as Father Murphy Francesca Jarvis as Sister Albertine Lisa Mann as Sister Gertrude Ralph Nelson as Mr. Ashton Sidney Poitier as Homer Smith Lilia Skala as Mother Maria
What is the theme of lilies of the field?
The theme is pretty much what the book is about. This book is about a man named Homer Smith, a southern man, who comes across some German nuns who need his help. The head mother of the nuns, Mother Maria Marthe, believes that Homer is the answer to her prayers and asks him to build a church for them. It's a book of faith.
What is Homer Smith's birthday?
Homer Smith was born on October 9, 1931.
When was Homer Smith born?
Homer Smith was born on October 9, 1931.
