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greatest of all time. we have lots and lots and lots of of african-american actors. now, when we didn t have any, i appeared not because i brought so much because but because the time was right. reporter: but his career almost ended before it ever began. as a teenager, poitier auditioned for the american negro theater but he was quickly thrown out because he couldn t read. he was tone deaf, and he had a thick bahamian accent. he says you are no actor. we got next to the door, he opened it, pushed me out, and slammed it. reporter: a determined poitier would spend months perfecting his acting skills, and modifying his speaking voice. his hard work would pay off, in a big way. i was right. i know i was right. reporter: in the 1950s, he appeared in more than a dozen films, beginning with no way out, and including an oscar-nominated performance in the defiant ones.
almost ended before it ever began. as a teenager, poitier auditioned for the american negro theater, but he was quickly thrown out because he couldn t read. he was tone deaf. and he had a thick bahamian accent. he says, you re no actor. we got next to the door, he opened it, pushed me out and slammed it. reporter: a determined poitier would spend months perfecting his acting skills and modifying his speaking voice. his hard work would pay off in a big way. i was right. i know i was right. reporter: in the 1950s, peered in more than a dozen films beginning with no way out. and including an oscar-nominated performance in the defiant ones. however, it was his portrayal of a former gi in the 1963 movie lilies of the field that broke hollywood s color barrier, earning him the coveted oscar for best actor. poitier never overcame his tone deafness. lip-synching the song amen in
impact off screen as a champion of civil rights. we believe in the central dignity of every human being. the son of a bohemian tomato farmer, poitier lived a life of first, the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and one of the first black people to become a true hollywood star among the greatest of all time. we have lots and lots and lots of a can american actors. now, when we didn t have any, i appeared, not because i brought so much, but because the time was right reporter: but his career almost ended before it ever began. as a teenager poitier auditioned for the american negro theater, but he was quickly then out because he couldn t read. he was tone deaf, and he had a thick bahamian accent. he said you re no actor,
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