Ossie davis whose rich baritone and elegant unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage screen and the civil rights movement often in tandem with his wife ruby dee has died.
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Her breakthrough role was in 1950 s the jackie.
In november 2005 dee was awarded along with her late husband the lifetime achievement freedom award presented by the national civil rights museum located in memphis.
Ruby dee an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage radio television and film has died at age 91 according to her daughter.
She was an actress a playwright poet and a screenwriter who graced the big screens in the 50s with her impeccable talent and remained relevant even in death.
Ruby dee scaled through the challenging dynamics of the creative arts industry with so much grace and poise and will always be remembered for her good works.
Dee s marriage to actor and playwright ossie davis was widely regarded as one of hollywood s most enduring and romantic lasting 56 years until his death in 2005.
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In 1989 ossie davis and his wife actress activist ruby dee were named to the naacp image awards hall of fame.
The loss of ossie davis is a like a death in the family for us at 1199.
His wife ruby dee was present during the filming of his own death scene.
Ossie was a man of genius and principle who always did the right thing.
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Ruby dee who died wednesday june 11 at age 91 had a long and lauded career as a stage performer screen actress and civil rights activist.
Ruby dee and ossie davis were among the signatories along with robert altman noam chomsky susan sarandon and howard zinn among others.
That episode which aired shortly after davis s own death aired with a dedication to the actor.