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Transcript: Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence
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- May 20, 2009
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RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
05-20-2009
Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00-12:00 AM
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
When Sidney Poitier was born, he was not expected to live. He was premature and so tiny he could fit into his father's hand. That was 1927, and as the family lore goes, a fortune teller assured his mother he would survive and one day carry the Poitier name around the world.
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Sidney Poitier's memoir, "Life Beyond Measure" begins with the story of another birth, his great-granddaughter Ayele. The book, which is now in paperback, is composed of a series of letters taking her back to the moments that ...
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