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    American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist

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  1. Feb 13, 2005 · The actor Ossie Davis was remembered yesterday with rousing eulogies by Harry Belafonte and Bill Clinton and a musical tribute by Wynton Marsalis in a service that lasted almost four hours and was...

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    Davis's funeral was held in New York City on February 12, 2005. The line to enter The Riverside Church, located on the edge of Harlem, stretched for several blocks, with a thousand or more members of the public unable to attend as the church filled to its 2,100 capacity. [19]

  3. Feb 10, 2005 · 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. He was...

  4. Feb 4, 2005 · Legendary actor and civil rights advocate Ossie Davis died in a Miami hotel at the age of 87. A look back at the man who was a central figure among black performers for many decades.

  5. Feb 4, 2005 · 4 Feb 2005 (aged 87) Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Burial. Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum. Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Show Map. Plot. Hillcrest Garden B, Grave 1701. Memorial ID. 10425975. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 4. Flowers 1520. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. New York.

  6. Feb 4, 2005 · The stars of Hollywood joined the people of Harlem to bid farewell Saturday to actor and activist Ossie Davis, filling a Manhattan church with laughter and tears as a parade of admirers...

  7. Feb 13, 2005 · It was the final curtain call for actor, playwright and civil rights activist Ossie Davis as a playbill of celebrities and loved ones paid him tribute at Manhattan’s Riverside Church...

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