Product Description

Traces the life of the movie actor who won an Academy Award in 1964 and became a symbol of the breakthrough of black performers in motion pictures.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2365998 in Books
• Published on: 1990-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Customer Reviews

Not just for kids
Coretta Scott King's Line of books of famous black profiles is traditionally written for the audience of adolescents, yet benefitial to older teens and adults as an introduction. Sidney Poitier's biography is no exception. The book opens with the humble man's modest beginnings as a West Indian export. His bittersweet struggle to curve his accent by immitating radio disc jockeys provides the drama that movies are made of. While the sibling-type rivalry between he and Harry Belfonte are bypassed in this forum, this reader encourages further reading on the actor. In light of scarse availablity of 1970's Poitier biographies, this l980's work becomes even more important in preserving a wonderful "Journey"(reference to the out of print Poitier biography "Long Journey").