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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ruby_DeeRuby Dee - Wikipedia

    Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002039Ruby Dee - IMDb

    Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).

  3. Jun 7, 2024 · Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died June 11, 2014, New Rochelle, New York) was an American actress and social activist who was known for her pioneering work in African American theater and film and for her outspoken civil rights activism.

  4. Aug 16, 2023 · Ruby Dee was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, activist, poet and journalist, perhaps best known for starring in the 1961 film A Raisin in the Sun. She's also known...

  5. Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an actress whose acclaimed career stretched from Broadway to the Silver Screen to civil rights rallies, has died.

  6. Jun 12, 2014 · Ms. Dee, who earned acclaim in “A Raisin in the Sun” and “American Gangster,” sought roles that addressed racial issues and campaigned for civil rights with her husband, Ossie Davis.

  7. Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).

  8. 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...

  9. Jun 12, 2014 · Born Ruby Ann Wallace in the early 1920s in Cleveland, actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee most identified with the part of New York City where she was raised.

  10. Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee grew up writing poetry in Harlem and went on to become a playwright, activist, journalist and one of the most prominent actresses of her time.