TO SIR WITH LOVE
A 1967 epic movie about the life of a West Indian resident who took up a teaching job in England. A box office success.
What is perhaps unknown to many viewers of the movie is that the author of the novel and the actor are both from the same region. E.R Braitwaite was born in Guyana-a country located in South America but associated culturally with the Caribbean. Sidney Poitier was born in the Bahamas but became a naturalized American at a very young age.
In the sixties when cricket was a big part of Caribbean integration Guyana was and still is part of the West Indies team. People born in the Caribbean region were all considered West Indians.
The success of the novel "To Sir with Love", and the movie of the same name is a success story worth celebrating. Up to the point of writing this story, but author and actor are still with us. E.R Braitwaite resides in England while Sidney Poitier is in the U.S
What is perhaps unknown to many viewers of the movie is that the author of the novel and the actor are both from the same region. E.R Braitwaite was born in Guyana-a country located in South America but associated culturally with the Caribbean. Sidney Poitier was born in the Bahamas but became a naturalized American at a very young age.
In the sixties when cricket was a big part of Caribbean integration Guyana was and still is part of the West Indies team. People born in the Caribbean region were all considered West Indians.
The success of the novel "To Sir with Love", and the movie of the same name is a success story worth celebrating. Up to the point of writing this story, but author and actor are still with us. E.R Braitwaite resides in England while Sidney Poitier is in the U.S