World Prematurity Day: Famous people who were born prematurely

Sir Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author and diplomat.  He became the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.  He was born two months premature in Miami as his parents were there selling tomatoes. He was not expected to survive, but his parents remained in Miami for three months to nurse him to health.

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