E-mail a friendJune 10, 2008
Acclaimed actor and author of Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter, Sidney Poitier shares the story of what his mother's visit to a soothsayer revealed about his future and tackles the question of the purpose of his life.
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Pioneering film legend Sidney Poitier has consciously defied racial stereotyping. He's the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar and, in a 50-year-plus career, has starred in over 40 films, directed nine and written four. He's also a best-selling author of three autobiographies, including Life Beyond Measure. Poitier came to the U.S. at age 15, from the Bahamas, and began his acting career with the American Negro Theatre. An activist and humanitarian, he has appointments as the Bahamas' ambassador to Japan and UNESCO.
