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Feb 8, 2005 · Ossie Davis, who has died aged 87, was an actor, activist, director and playwright, who championed change for two generations of black performers on stage and screen, and fought tirelessly for ...
"Rebellion is one thing," Ossie Davis said. "Rebellion works some times in some places. But year in and year out, you can get more mileage out of wisdom and cunning. If you can't outfight the man, outsmart him." Davis could have been describing the character he plays in "The Scalphunters," an unusual Western he's just completed with Burt ...
Ossie Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia. He graduated high school in Waycross, Georgia, and attended Howard University. In 1939, he began his career as a writer and actor with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem.
Aug 16, 2023 · Ruby Dee starred in the 1961 film A Raisin in the Sun , and is well-known for her acting and civic work with husband Ossie Davis. Explore her career at Biography.com.
Feb 4, 2005 · Actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis has died at the age of 87. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation of Davis, whose career spanned more than half a century.
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Ossie Davis actor, writer, producer, director (born December 18, 1917, in Cogdell, Georgia - died February 4, 2005) Ruby Dee actor, writer (born October 27, 1924 in Cleveland Ohio died June 11 2014) They are one of the most revered couples of the American stage, two of the most prolific and fearless artists in American ...
Ossie Davis, nascido Raiford Chatman Davis, (Cogdell, 18 de dezembro de 1917 – Miami Beach, 4 de fevereiro de 2005) foi um ator, dramaturgo, poeta, roteirista, diretor e ativista dos Direitos Civis americano.
