{"id":20231,"date":"2022-01-08T14:06:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T19:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/?p=20231"},"modified":"2022-01-09T00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T05:00:53","slug":"sidney-poitier-cooped-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2022\/01\/08\/sidney-poitier-cooped-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney Poitier &#8211; Cooped Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"741\" data-attachment-id=\"20232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2022\/01\/08\/sidney-poitier-cooped-up\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superjumbo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?fit=1604%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1604,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?fit=580%2C741&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=580%2C741&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=802%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=768%2C981&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=1203%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_116048171_6727b60b-e61e-4a9a-93db-f874df365121-superJumbo.jpeg?w=1604&amp;ssl=1 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sidney Poitier outside the Apollo Theatre in Midtown in 1959. Credit&#8230;Sam Falk\/The New York Times<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"628\" data-attachment-id=\"20233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2022\/01\/08\/sidney-poitier-cooped-up\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?fit=1000%2C1084&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1084\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PerfectionV700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1279494685&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?fit=580%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?resize=580%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?resize=945%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?resize=277%2C300&amp;ssl=1 277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C833&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/019-42nd-street-movie-ctr-copy.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u00a9 Frank H. Jump 1997-2022 (from book Fading Ads of NYC, History Press, 2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"740\" data-attachment-id=\"20234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2022\/01\/08\/sidney-poitier-cooped-up\/20poitier-ast-8-superjumbo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?fit=1605%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1605,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?fit=580%2C740&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=580%2C740&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=803%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=768%2C980&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?resize=1204%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20poitier-ast-8-superJumbo.jpeg?w=1605&amp;ssl=1 1605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This contact sheet from a 1959 photo shoot by the New York Times photographer Sam Falk shows previously unpublished images of the actor. Credit&#8230;Sam Falk\/The New York Times <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the NY Times article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/20\/movies\/sidney-poitier-92nd-birthday.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2022\/01\/08\/sidney-poitier-cooped-up\/merlin_1-superjumbo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?fit=1604%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1604,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"merlin_1-superJumbo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?fit=580%2C741&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?resize=580%2C741&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20238\" width=\"580\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?resize=802%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?resize=768%2C981&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?resize=1203%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/merlin_1-superJumbo.jpg?w=1604&amp;ssl=1 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photoshopped the COOPED UP ad from my photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the NY Times article here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[643],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ghost-signs-ghost-ads-other-phantoms"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pXBbJ-5gj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20231"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20239,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20231\/revisions\/20239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}