| An Evening with Sidney Poitier
Wednesday October 3, 2007 - 7:30pm
Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N High St, Columbus OH
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The Academy Award-winning actor, writer, director,
author, and diplomat—best known for films such as: The
Blackboard Jungle; Guess
Who's Coming to Dinner; To
Sir, With Love; and Lilies
of the Field—recounts the uplifting and inspiring story of
his life.
The Ohio State University College of the Arts is proud
to welcome Sidney Poitier to campus Oct. 3 as a Barnett
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer. Poitier, who has been a political
and artistic trailblazer for more than half a century, is one of the
world's most respected actors.
While at Ohio State, Poitier will present a lecture
recounting the uplifting story of his life. Prior to the public event,
he will present an afternoon workshop and discussion for invited students
in the College of the Arts.
Excerpt from Measure of a Man: a spiritual
autobiography by
Sidney Poitier
In 1964 I was awarded the Oscar for best actor for my performance
in Lilies of the Field, the first African-American so honored.
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up and beginning to recognize
that certain changes are inevitable?" No I did not. I knew that we hadn't
"overcome," because I was still the only one. My career was unique in all
of Hollywood. I knew that I was a one-man show, and it simply shouldn't
be that way. And yet in a way I found the accolade itself quite natural.
I wasn't surprised that such good things were happening to me, because
I'd never seen myself as less than I am. When I realized that I could be
a better than utilitarian actor, I realized that I had the responsibility,
not as a black man, but as an artist, to exercise tremendous discipline.
I knew the public would take my measure, and that was constantly in my
calculations.
Reprinted with permission. From
The Measure of a Man, a spiritual autobiography, by Sidney
Poitier (2000, Harper Collins)
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