The Measure Of A Man - A Memoir (Paperback, New Ed)

Best known for his ground-breaking roles in movies such as Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, To Stir With Love and In the Heat of the Night, Sidney Poitier is still the only black man to have won an Oscar for Best Actor. Here in this memoir is ample evidence of why he is held in such high respect across all ethnic groups. Now in his seventies, Poitier is a man possessed of both wisdom and humility in equal measure. Although his own formal schooling was minimal, he explains in elegant and educated prose how long his career in Hollywood has been sustained on his own childhood experiences of a life lived close to nature in a remote corner of the Bahamas. Although - or perhaps because - he did not see a car or wear shoes until he was a teenager, he had the stability to survive in an artificial and inhospitable environment, made even more unfriendly by the racism of the 1950s and 60s. More philosophical memoir than life history, The Measure of a Man offers a revealing glimpse of a man of rare integrity. (Kirkus UK)

In this candid memoir, legendary actor Sidney Poitier reveals the spiritual depth, passion and intellectual fervour that has driven his remarkable life. This memoir spans a time in American history from segregation and Civil Rights conflicts to present day cultural struggles.

General

Imprint:	Pocket Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
Authors:	Sidney Poitier
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7434-0386-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	0-7434-0386-X
Barcode:	9780743403863

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