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Actor Sidney Poitier has spent so much of his public life as an icon for what white filmgoers wanted to idealize as the prototypical black man that he was initially deemed beyond reproach and then subsequently ridiculed for a holier-than-thou image over which he had little control. This seeming disconnect is why his second biography, released back in 2000, provides such valuable insight since Poitier shares so much of the inner man caught in the crossfire of expectations among his racially divided audience. Ensconced in well-earned self-reflection, the book expands upon the detailed presentation of facts and fables around his career in the first book, 1980's "My Life", by looking at the greater context of his pioneering role as a film star and acknowledging those who came before him and the sacrifices they made to allow Poitier his acceptance into the cinema mainstream. The actor also shares much more about his hard-knock childhood in the Bahamas, a seemingly idyllic setting racked with poverty, and these chapters are revelatory not only for illuminating the impact of his close-knit family but for his purposeful transition into being an actor despite the initial barrier of a heavy accent.
Above all else, the book sheds light on an often singularly focused man who overcame obstacles with fierce determination and a solid grounding in his spirituality, an aspect of his off-screen personality that he has never really shared before. That's the basis for much of what came to him once he established himself in his profession - not just his meteoric and carefully discriminate Hollywood career but also his profound role in the 1960's civil rights movement and more recently, his stands on more global political commitments. Ironically, the least interesting sections of the book have to do with his atypical Hollywood career, which peaked in 1967 with his trio of box office hits ("To Sir With Love", "In the Heat of the Night" and in hindsight, the unfairly maligned "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), and the anecdotes of working with luminaries like Stanley Kramer, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The last chapters find him in a more reflective mood as he inspires the next generation with his trademark dignity intact. As he approaches his eightieth birthday, Poitier is still a most relevant voice, and life lessons like his are well worth our attention.
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