Sidney Poitier, who passed away this weekend at age 94, chokes up as he tells Lesley Stahl about the elderly Jewish waiter who taught him to read, enabling his acting career to take off.
WATCH: Sidney Poitier, tearfully recounts to Leslie Stahl how a elderly Jewish waiter taught him to read and changed his life forever. The power of caring. @60Minutespic.twitter.com/8x4hW6HuqE
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) January 11, 2022
Sidney Poitier, the celebrated Hollywood actor and director who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors, has died at 94.
