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Article: Blazing a trail following his own compass.(STARTING POINTS For Achievers)
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- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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Sink or Swim: It was a lesson in survival Sidney Poitier learned young. Before he could walk, his parents would toss him into the sea near their home on a Bahamian island. And just as he tired of thrashing around and could no longer keep his head above water, his father would scoop him up to safety. Then they'd toss him in again.
Poitier learned quickly, navigating unfamiliar environments, excelling where no one else had. After moving to New York at 16, he gravitated to the theater--eventually working as a janitor at the American Negro Theater in exchange for acting lessons. His movie break came in 1950 with No Way Out, as a doctor treating a white bigot. ...
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