Answer:
Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, once turned down the role of Othello because he did not want to be typecast as a black actor.
Born: 20 February 1927, Miami
Explanation:
By the late 1940s, Sidney Poitier had overcome his thick Bahamian accent and inability to sing and dance fluently, which had held him back during his early days as a struggling stage actor living in New York City.
