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At 11:17 AM 1/17/2001 -0500, you wrote:<br>
>I don't recall exactly where, but I thought Sydney Poitier was
not<br>
>U.S. born and raised. I saw him on Oprah a few months ago because
my<br>
>aunt taped the interview. On there, he talks about how he came to
the<br>
>U.S. in his late teens. I've bought his book so I'll check
there.<br>
>--Sonja<br>
><br>
<font size=4>That was my impression too. I was shocked to learn
otherwise. I suspect that being born and partly raised in the Bahamas was
one of his qualifications to become the Ambassador Plenipontentiary of
the Islands.<br>
<br>
Sali.<br>
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