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Article: From the Army Archerd archive.(Sidney Poitier)(Brief article)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- June 8, 2007
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MAY 12, 1967 GOOD MORNING: Sidney Poitier launches his indie filmery via ABC following "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (Columbia) and admits his opus is NOT a "problem" pic. "I've been in 27 films," he recalls, "and 17 have been so-called 'problem' pictures. Sure, I think being in them helped my career. But let's face it--I've been in them now for 20 years! This one (untitled) will be a warm love story. There will be lots of opportunities for women of color to be in it. There is very little opportunity for women of color in this industry. I have four daughters and when one of them goes to the movie with a date--what can she see? Our film will show the goodness in ...
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Article: DVD; VIEWS; Sidney Poitier bares his soul.(VARIETY)
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... ... incorrectly named the film in which Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for best actor in 1963 ... Lilies of the Field." What is it about Sidney Poitier? Even when playing a blue-collar ... collected in a new boxed set, "The Sidney Poitier DVD Collection" (MGM, $62.96 ...
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