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Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis , with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. [ 1 ] She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award , a Grammy Award , an Obie Award , and a Drama Desk Award , as well as a nomination for an ...
1982 is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Tommy Oliver and starring Hill Harper. [1] It is Oliver's directorial debut. [2] The film is also semi-autobiographical. [3] The film marked the final appearance of actress and activist Ruby Dee before her death in 2014.
Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee.Starring Lee, Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Tim Robbins, Brad Dourif, Giancarlo Esposito, Debi Mazar, Michael Imperioli, Anthony Quinn, and Halle Berry and Queen Latifah in their film debuts, Jungle Fever ...
A Raisin in the Sun, from left, Louis Gossett Jr, Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier.. A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.
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]
Gone Are the Days! or Purlie Victorious is a 1963 American comedy-drama film starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Godfrey Cambridge. It is based on the 1961 Broadway play Purlie Victorious, which was written by Davis. [1] Davis, Dee, Cambridge, Beah Richards, Sorrell Booke and Alan Alda (in his film debut), reprised their roles from the Broadway ...
The film stars Tony Musante and Martin Sheen (in his first film role) as two street hoods who terrorize 14 passengers sharing a New York City Subway car, played by an ensemble cast that includes Beau Bridges, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Ed McMahon, Gary Merrill, Donna Mills, Brock Peters, Thelma Ritter, and Jan Sterling. [2]
Ruby Dee and Joel Fluellen (center) The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story , "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") [ 4 ] and starring Jackie Robinson as himself.