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Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. [1] Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. [2] She received numerous accolades including two Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Obie Award and a Drama Desk ...
Jun 12, 2014 · June 12, 2014, 10:16 AM PDT / Updated June 12, 2014, 5:51 PM PDT. Ruby Dee, an actress whose acclaimed career stretched from Broadway to the silver screen to civil rights rallies, has died at age ...
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Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Ann Wallace, as Ms. Dee was known when she was born in Cleveland on Oct. 27, 1922, grew up in Harlem. She became a leading advocate for civil rights, and lent her voice and presence to the ...
Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee, the award-winning actress whose seven-decade career included triumphs on stage and screen, has died. She was 91. Dee died peacefully Wednesday at her New Rochelle, New York, home ...
Jun 12, 2014 · Actress Ruby Dee and director Spike Lee attend a special 20th anniversary screening of Do the Right Thing, in New York, in 2009. Dee died Wednesday at age 91. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that ...
Jun 12, 2014 · Actress Ruby Dee dies at 91 01:06. Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio, television and film, her agent confirmed to CBS News. She was 91.
Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an Oscar-nominated actress whose historic career indelibly intersected with the civil rights movement, died on Wednesday at 91 , after more than 60 years in movies that included iconic ...
