Inside Sidney Poitier’s Rise From Poverty To Superstardom With Unusual Twists & Turns

The success of Porgy and Bess, however, brought with it personal turmoil for Sydney. It was on that movie’s set that he became smitten with co-star Diahann Carroll. “I invited her to dinner, telling her that, since we were both married, we would talk about our absent loved ones,” he later recalled. “And we did. I acted very, very gentlemanly for weeks, but halfway through the picture, we fell in love.” Read Full Article