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Ruby Dee (85)

Academy Award-nominated actress Ruby Dee was, by all accounts, an American icon. Full Article at Hollywood.com

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  1. I knew I wanted Zakes in that defining role in the play
    – Athol Fugard SOURCE: Edinburgh Daily News 2 months ago
  2. I didn't know it then but Zakes had the word 'survivor' written all over him. Not just 'survivor' but 'magnificent survivor,' ... I saw Zakes at the receiving end of a terrible system, and we shared some pretty dark moments.
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  3. The club was pretty close to the wind. It was under police surveillance ... The authorities busted in on occasion to find out what was going on. All they found were a lot of musicians and would-be actors hanging out, talking and trying to do some work.
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  4. The contribution and leadership of artists has been vital to this century's most important social revolutions. Marlon Brando marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. Ruby Dee and Sonia Sanchez were also deeply devoted to the civil rights movement
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  1. NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29 : Actor Louis Gossett Jr. attends the 'Campaign for The Ossie Davis Endowment' at the Martin Luther King Labor Center February 29, 2008 in New York City.
  2. NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Bill Cosby, Camille Cosby and Ruby Dee attend the Apollo Theater 75th Anniversary Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 8, 2009 in New York City.
  3. Actor Bill Cosby with his wife Camille Cosby and actress Ruby Dee arrive at the Apollo Theatre 75th anniversary gala in New York, Monday, June 8, 2009.
  4. Ruby Dee and Bela Fleck during a concert for folk music legend Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 3, 2009 marking his 90th birthday.
  5. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Mother Love, Jarvee Hutcherson, Ruby Dee Davis, James R. Black and Lauren Sanchez attend the 16th Annual Diversity Awards at The Globe Theatre, Universal Studios Hollywood on November 23, 2008 in Universal City, California.
  6. NEW YORK - JUNE 14: (L to R) Actresses Kate Siegal, Alley Sheedy and Ruby Dee and Director Kyle Schickner attend the 20th Annual Newfest 'Steam' Premiere on June 14, 2008 at AMC Loews 34th Street Theater in New York.
  7. NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Gayle King attends a celebration of Ruby Dee's style at Melba's restaurant on June 9, 2008 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Actress Ruby Dee (L) and actress Lynn Whitfield (R) attend a celebration of Ruby Dee's style at Melba's restaurant on June 9, 2008 in New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Actress Ruby Dee attends the Apollo Theater Fourth Annual Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Apollo Theater on May 2, 2008 in New York City.

Cast of Characters

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  2. Ruby Dee Ruby Dee
  3. Harold Clurman
  4. Ossie Davis
  5. Charlie Parker
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