Ruby Dee
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Ruby Dee | |
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Born | Ruby Ann Wallace October 27, 1922 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | June 11, 2014 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | (aged 91)
Occupation(s) | Actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, activist |
Years active | 1940–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Frankie Dee Brown (m. approx 1941–1945; divorced) Ossie Davis (m. 1948–2005; his death) |
Ruby Dee (née Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. She acted in many television series and movies. She won many awards, including Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards. She starred in Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever No. 2 and in American Gangster. She also did many stage plays. She was married to activist and actor Ossie Davis.
Dee died on June 11, 2014, at her home in New Rochelle, New York, from natural causes at the age of 91.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ NEUMAIER, Joe (June 12, 2014). "Ruby Dee dead at 91". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 12, 2014.