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What did Sidney poitier overcome?​

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Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, once turned down the role of Othello because he did not want to be typecast as a black actor.

Born: 20 February 1927, Miami

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I'm not sure

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By the late 1940s, Sidney Poitier had overcome his thick Bahamian accent and inability to sing and dance fluently, which had held him back during his early days as a struggling stage actor living in New York City.

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