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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

A Life in Hollywood

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World( )
Author: Kramer, Stanley
Coffey, Thomas H.
Preface by: Poitier, Sidney
ISBN:978-0-15-154958-0
Publication Date:Aug 1997
Publisher:Harcourt Trade Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.00
Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Individual Director
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.2 Pounds
Author Biography
Kramer, Stanley (Author)


Born in Miami 1927 and raised in the Bahamas, Poitier began acting after the war, and soon made his debut in Hollywood with <i>No Way Out.</i> He became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1968 he was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and is the recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, the last from New York University. He has starred in over forty films, directed nine, and written four. He has received three Golden Globe Awards; an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award; the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other awards and honors. In April 1997 Poitier was named the Ambassador to Japan from the Bahamas. Sir Poitier is currently president and CEO of Verdon Cedric Productions. He is married, has six daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. </p>



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