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Article: Exclusive: Hollywood Legend Sidney Poitier Opens Up About Electing a Black President, Racial Barriers in Hollywood, His Family, and Staying Out of the Spotlight in the September/October Issue of AARP The Magazine
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- July 24, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Meghan Holston, Coburn Communications, +1-212-382-4450,
Meghan.Holston@Coburnww.com, Michelle Alvarez, AARP, +1-202-434-
2555, malvarez@aarp.org
WASHINGTON,July 24/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Known for shying
away from the spotlight, Sidney Poitieropens up about experiencing
racism firsthand, the state of black actors in Hollywood, the
importance of his family, and why hes a self-described loner in a
rare one-on-one interview with AARP The Magazine, the definitive
voice for 50+ Americans and the worlds largest-circulation magazine
with more than 34 million readers. As he approaches his 82nd
birthday, Poitier reflects on his rise from a semi-literate
dishwasher to ...
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