Ossie Davis
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Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an
Davis at the 1963 March on Washington
Portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1951
Davis in 2000
Davis and Dee
Ruby Dee
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Ruby Dee was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award,
Ossie Davis
…Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America…
Dee in 1972
Dee by Carl Van Vechten, September 25, 1962
Louis Gossett Jr., Dee and Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun (1959)
Left to right: Ely Landau, Ruby Dee, Paul Newman, and Sidney Lumet at the King: A Filmed Record (1970)