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Sidney Poitier pens letters to great-granddaughter in book
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Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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June 9, 2008
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- It all began when Sidney Poitier flew to
Atlanta in late December 2005 for the birth of his first great-
granddaughter.
"When I arrived at the hospital, I saw my great-granddaughter in
her mother's arms," he recalled. "Directly behind her was my
daughter, the baby's grandmother. Next to her was my former wife,
who was the baby's great-grandmother.
"I saw that I was in a room of four generations. I would soon be
80, and Ayele was one day old. I realized that the time between us
would be short. I decided I would write a book in the form of
letters so I could cover everything that I've felt and learned, and
talk to her about things that I don't understand."
The result ...
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