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Ruby Wallace married blues singer Frankie Dee Brown in 1941, and began using his middle name as her stage name. The couple divorced in 1945. [10] Three years later she married actor Ossie Davis, whom she met while costarring in Robert Ardrey's 1946 Broadway play Jeb. [22]
Jun 12, 2014 · At 19, Ruby had married actor Frankie Dee Brown, but the marriage lasted just four years, and by the time she was 24, she had taken up with Davis, whom she met when she appeared in his...
Feb 14, 2020 · Dee first married blues singer Frankie Dee Brown in 1941. The marriage was short-lived but did give her the name she was known by for the rest of her life. After their marriage in 1948, Dee and Davis became one of Hollywood’s top Black celebrity couples.
Jun 12, 2014 · The name “Dee” came from her first husband, blues singer Frankie Dee Brown, whom she married in 1941 and divorced in 1945.
Sep 21, 2003 · Explore genealogy for Frankie Dee Brown born 1916 Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States died 2003 including research + more in the free family tree community.
Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an actress who defied segregation-era stereotypes by landing lead roles in movies and on Broadway while maintaining a second high-profile career as a civil rights advocate,...
Jun 12, 2014 · She had also been married, in 1941, to the singer Frankie Dee Brown. The marriage dissolved within four years, but it gave Ms. Dee the name by which she would be known for the rest of her life.
