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

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    Ossie Davis. Raiford Chatman " Ossie " Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. [1] [2] [3] He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. [4] He received numerous accolades including a Grammy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as ...

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    Ossie Davis was born on 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee.

  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 ...

  4. Jun 17, 2024 · Ossie Davis (born December 18, 1917, Cogdell, Georgia, U.S.—died February 4, 2005, Miami Beach, Florida) was an American writer, actor, director, and social activist who was known for his contributions to African American theatre and film and for his passionate support of civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was also noted for his ...

  5. Ossie Davis was born on 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee.

  6. Mar 9, 2001 · Ossie Davis. March 9, 2001. Biography. Digital Archive. Writer, director, actor, and producer Ossie Davis established a phenomenal career, remaining throughout a strong voice for artists' rights, human dignity, and social justice. Davis was born on December 18, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia to loving parents and a supportive extended family.

  7. Feb 5, 2005 · Ossie Davis, imposing actor who with his wife, Ruby Dee, helped widen horizons for blacks on stage and screen while fighting zealously for civil rights from Washington to Hollywood, dies at age 87 ...

  8. 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.

  9. Feb 4, 2005 · Ossie Davis, an actor and activist beloved and revered for his contributions to theater, film, television and the civil rights movement, is dead at 87. The legendary figure, who combined militancy with grace and humor, was found dead Friday in a Miami Beach hotel room.

  10. Nov 12, 2018 · The archive of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, now at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, traces more than 60 years in the theater, in the movies and at the front lines of social activism.

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