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Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an Oscar-nominated actress whose historic career indelibly intersected with the civil rights movement, died on Wednesday at 91 , after more than 60 years in movies that included iconic ...
Jun 13, 2014 · Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1922, and moved to New York’s Harlem as a child. She took the surname Dee after marrying blues singer Frankie Dee two decades later.
Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee and her husband, Ossie Davis, were, in real life, deeply involved in the civil rights movement. They were friends with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Jun 13, 2014 · In remembrance of the life of actress and activist Ruby Dee, Tell Me More presents an encore broadcast of Michel Martin's 2007 interview with the legendary actress and activist.
With her husband, Ms. Dee produced several television specials, including Today is Ours, Martin Luther King: The Dream & The Drum, and two segments of A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers. They also co-produced the television series With Ossie & Ruby, which aired for three seasons. In 1980, Ms. Dee and Mr. Davis founded their own ...
Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee was an African American actress who defied segregation-era stereotypes by landing lead roles in films and on Broadway while maintaining a second high-profile career as a civil rights ...
Dec 5, 2013 · Ruby Ann Wallace Dee (1924-2014) Broadway performer and film actress, Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio on October 27, 1924 to Gladys Hightower and Marshall Edward Wallace. Her mother was a domestic and her father worked as a cook, waiter, and porter. After her mother left the family, Dee’s father married Emma Amelia ...
