Sidney Poitier Is An Honorary Knight
Among his many titles (actor, director, author, trailblazer, to name a few), one of the lesser known titles that Sidney Poitier can claim is “knight.” Indeed, he was knighted in 1974, but unlike most of those who acknowledge their knighthood with the common prefix “Sir” (i.e., Sir Anthony Hopkins), instead, the actor often uses the abbreviated suffix K.B.E., as in “Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.” Years later, Poitier was rewarded for his artistic efforts in America with “the nation’s highest civilian honor,” Medal of Freedom, given to him by former president Barack Obama in 2009.
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