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Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence
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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:
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