Man, Actor, Icon
Hardback
Publication Date: 27/03/2004
In the first full biography of actor Sidney Poitier, Aram Goudsouzian analyzes the life and career of a Hollywood legend, from his childhood in the Bahamas to his 2002 Oscar for lifetime achievement. Poitier is a gifted actor, a great American success story, an intriguing personality, and a political symbol; his life and career tell much about race relations since the 1960s. In such films as Lilies of the Field, In the Heat of the Night, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Poitier's middle-class, mannered, virtuous screen persona contradicted prevailing film stereotypes of blacks as half-wits, comic servants, or oversexed threats. His screen image and public support of nonviolent integration, Goudsouzian argues, assuaged the fears of a broad political center, and by 1968, Poitier was voted America's favorite movie star. Through careful readings of every Poitier film, Goudsouzian shows us that Poitier's characters often made sacrifices for the good of whites and rarely displayed sexuality. As the only black leading man during the civil rights era, Poitier chose roles and public positions that negotiated the struggle for dignity. By 1970, times had changed and Poitier was the target of
- ISBN:
- 9780807828434
- 9780807828434
- Category:
- Films
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 27-03-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 496
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x156x32mm
- Weight:
- 0.4kg
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