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His middle initial is L. It doesn't show on his birth record but it appears on one of the residency records he's featured in. I can't find anywhere what it stands for. Anybody have an idea where we could find this? --Jkaharper (talk) 17:52, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I should also remark that his ISNI entry simply lists "Sidney" as his forename and "Poitier" as his surname. No middle initial. No other name, too. MarcelDupré1886 (talk) 22:22, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sidney Poitier Black and White: Sidney Poitier's Emergence in the 1960s as a Black Icon shows up only twice on worldcat worldcat.org, and does not seem to have any scholarly reviews or mentions on Google Scholar. Given that it seems to be mostly an e-book, it is quite possible that it punches above its apparent weight, but I don’t see any evidence of that.
I realize this is original research so it probably can't be incorporated in the article, but in searching for Poitier in Ancestry I find that his 1943 draft card shows a birth date of 1925, not 1927. If he was born in 1927 he would not have registered for the draft in 1943. I imagine if he was intent on joining the service he might have lied and registered for the draft using a phony birth year. However, voluntary enlistments ended in December 1942 by Executive Order of President Roosevelt. I imagine it is possible that Poitier shaved two years off his age, which is not uncommon in the performing arts. There is nothing in the SSDI. Coretheapple (talk) 17:05, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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