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"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 ...
Feb 6, 2008 · Ossie Davis was also a playwright and director. His best-known play, Purlie Victorious (1961), was a satire on black and white stereotypes in the South. Among the other plays Davis wrote were Alice in Wonder , a drama in one act (1952).
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 ...
May 11, 2018 · Ossie Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia, on December 18, 1917, the oldest of five children of Kince Charles Davis and Laura Cooper Davis. He grew up in Waycross, Georgia. His father was a railroad construction engineer who entertained his family by telling stories.
Jan 1, 2002 · An Evening With Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee provides a historical look into the life of legendary actor/activist husband-wife team. Educator and activist Angela Davis interviews these familiar black ...
Dec 21, 2017 · Since 1999, the Christmas season has been a good time to appreciate the many talents of actor Ossie Davis who starred in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s musical TV movie “The Ghosts
Ossie Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia, on December 18, 1917, the oldest of five children of Kince Charles Davis and Laura Cooper Davis. He grew up in Waycross, Georgia. His father was a railroad construction engineer who entertained his family by telling stories.
