Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Remembered as Theatre Treasures
Davis and Dee celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1998 with a dual autobiography. Davis appeared in Roots and The Stand and starred on Broadway in Purlie Victorious. Dee co starred in Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever and appeared in The L Word. Broadway house lights dimmed in tribute as plans for a Broadway revival of Purlie were noted.
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The city plans to switch to radio read meters using Orion tech, cutting meter reading from six readers over 20 days monthly to two technicians in two to three days. Officials discuss interfund loans as Aiken SPCA partners on low cost spay and neuter vouchers to reduce shelter numbers and costs. Horizons at Rye Patch ends with budget direction for next year.
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Ossie Davis Career Highlights in Stage and Film Roles
A compact overview of Ossie Davis works across theater and cinema from 1940 to 2001, listing notable plays such as A Raisin in the Sun and Do the Right Thing and films including Malcolm X and Get on the Bus, with credits drawn from IMDb and IBDB.
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Kennedy Center Honors Tribute Highlights Ossie Davis
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo praised Ossie Davis as a great human being beyond his acting. Davis and his wife Dee were active in civil rights, with Davis joining the 1963 March on Washington and delivering a eulogy for Malcolm X in 1965.
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