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Jul 28, 2021 · Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson was a proud mom to her daughter, Joan. Here's everything you need to know abut Joan Tyson
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Sep 9, 2023 · Cicely Tyson's revelation of having a daughter likely came as a surprise to her fans. This is due to the long-held belief that Tyson never had children, despite two ex-husbands. Her marriages to Joan's father, Kenneth Franklin, and Jazz musician Miles Davis have been heavily documented but no children have been mentioned in regards to those ...
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- Tyson Dedicated Her Memoir to Her Daughter. Little is known about Tyson’s personal life, and while some outlets have reported that she had no children, Tyson talks about a daughter, whom she calls “Joan,” in her memoir.
- She Was 1of 3 Children. Growing up, Tyson shared in an interview with Elle magazine that she never wanted to be an actress. She said, “I never thought of being an actress because as children there were three of us — I was the middle child — and we spent our time in church from Sunday morning to Saturday night.
- Her Mother Was Her Mentor. In a 2017 interview with Elle, Tyson was asked — by actress and producer Viola Davis, who was the interviewer — if she had a mentor she looked up to.
- Her Relationship With Miles Davis Spanned Over 2 Decades. In her memoir, Tyson chronicles her childhood in New York and her career in the arts. Speaking to the New York Times in 2013, the actress shared, “After witnessing certain things, after experiencing certain things in my career, I realized that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress.
Oct 8, 2023 · Despite having two ex-husbands, it was believed, until 2021, that Cicely Tyson did not have any children. Towards the end of her life, she deemed it fit to finally correct this wrong...
Jan 30, 2021 · Tyson, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, opened up about her relationship with her daughter in her memoir Just As I Am, choosing to keep her daughter's real name private and refer to her as...
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Apr 27, 2022 · Tyson was married twice in her lifetime. Her marriage to Davis produced no children. Her first marriage, to Kenneth Franklin, did (via Closer Weekly ). The two were married (on paper) for over 14 years and had their only child and daughter together.
She was one of three children born to Fredericka (Huggins) Tyson, a domestic worker, and William Augustine Tyson, who worked as a carpenter and painter. [11] [12] Her parents were immigrants from Nevis in the West Indies. [13] [14] Her father arrived in New York City at age 21 and was processed at Ellis Island on August 4, 1919. [15]
