Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives : compareme

Sidney Poitier was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies. His impact was as profound as Method acting or digital technology, his story inseparable from the story of the country he emigrated to as a teenager.

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