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His 22 books include modernday reworkings of greek myths, genre spoofs, straightfaced westerns. A major movie star in the 1960s, sidney poitier was the first africanamerican to win the academy award as best actor. After a delinquencyfilled youth and a short stint in the u. A raisin in the sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on broadway. Sidney poitier simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This book is an openhearted view of the circumstances and, more importantly, the values that guided sidney poitier. Sidney poitier s most popular book is daulaires book of greek myths.
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Apr 17, 2019 sidney poitier was born on february 20, 1927, in miami, florida. His landmark films include the defiant ones, a patch of blue, guess whos coming to dinner, and to sir, with love. He is the author of three bestselling autobiographical books, this life, the measure of a man. Also signed by actors, sidney poiter, ruby dee, claudia mcneil, diana sands, lonne elder iii, glynn turman and ivan dixon. Poitier was born unexpectedly in miami while his parents were visiting. Her mother is of lithuanian jewish and irish catholic descent.
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