Life Beyond Measure by Sidney Poitier

Life Beyond Measure by Sidney Poitier

The bestselling author and American icon offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-grandaughter

The author of The Measure of a Man and one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood offers a book that features inspirational advice and personal stories from his extraordinary life. Written in the form of extended letters to his new great-granddaughter, Sidney Poitier offers perspective and wisdom gained from his memories of being a boy in the Bahamas; breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era; achieving stardom and success in Hollywood; and as a diplomat and humanitarian. In his role as father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Poitier shares his experience of the most important passages in life.

For his amazing performance in Lilies of the Field in 1963, Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor. The Defiant Ones, A Spot of Blue, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and To Sir, With Love are among his notable films. He has appeared in nearly forty films, directed nine of them, and written four of them. He is the author of two autobiographies: This Life and The Measure of a Man, which was chosen for Oprah's Book Club and was a New York Times bestseller. Poitier has received the Screen Actors Guild's highest distinction, the Life Achievement Award, for an great career and humanitarian accomplishment, among many others. He has six daughters, four grandsons, and one great-granddaughter, and he is married.