This commentary on the life and legacy of Sidney Poitier was first published in the BAFTA Awards Book 2006, as part of the organization’s lifetime achievement award tribute to the trailblazin…
One could quickly defend that question affirmatively simply with a newsreel of clips showing heroes like Martin Luther King Jr.
His gravitas and grandeur, his humanity and his humility, his ceaseless striving for dignity all had an enormous impact on America, changing American society and its film industry forever — and for better. Cut to Poitier today remaining thoroughly engaged in making the world a better place. He’s stepped out of the film frame and has both feet in the real world.
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