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Sidney

And I would look for a mannamed Norman Brokenshire

Sidney • 2022
And I would look for a man
named Norman Brokenshire

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And I would look for a man named Norman Brokenshire.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:48
Uploaded
Mar 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Norman Brokenshire was a newsreader. - Sidney 00:06
Norman Brokenshire was a newsreader.
I would listen to his... And after a while, I would repeat. - Sidney 00:06
I would listen to his... And after a while, I would repeat.
You know, I've been in front of microphones for over 25 years, - Sidney 00:08
You know, I've been in front of microphones for over 25...
And I lost my accent almost completely. - Sidney 00:06
And I lost my accent almost completely.
I went out, and I s... bought books, - Sidney 00:07
I went out, and I s... bought books,
And I went back, and I took an audition. - Sidney 00:05
And I went back, and I took an audition.
So I used the theater, I used acting and acting classes, as a therapy. - Sidney 00:07
So I used the theater, I used acting and acting classes, as ...
I would go there after working in the Garment District - Sidney 00:08
I would go there after working in the Garment District
I would go to class at night, - Sidney 00:06
I would go to class at night,
At the time, when I was 17, 18 years old, - Sidney 00:19
At the time, when I was 17, 18 years old,
I felt this is something that gives me a badge of distinction. - Sidney 00:06
I felt this is something that gives me a badge of distinctio...
I can be many things here, - Sidney 00:13
I can be many things here,
I think one of the things that's been lost is Black theater. - Sidney 00:05
I think one of the things that's been lost is Black the...
From probably after the war all the way into the '80s, - Sidney 00:09
From probably after the war all the way into the '80s,
American Negro Theatre was a precursor - Sidney 00:08
American Negro Theatre was a precursor
And it was a place where young talent could get on stage - Sidney 00:07
And it was a place where young talent could get on stage
It wasn't probably till the '90s when you could cast a Black actor - Sidney 00:07
It wasn't probably till the '90s when you could ca...
When I got there, - Sidney 00:08
When I got there,
And he didn't look too happy to see me. - Sidney 00:05
And he didn't look too happy to see me.
I looked at him, and I knew - Sidney 00:08
I looked at him, and I knew