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Ruby Dee (1922–2014) was an American artist whose professional career spanned from 1940 to 2014. She was recognized in the Kennedy Center Honors collection. Her published works include *Maggie's American Dream*, *With Ossie and Ruby*, *Dessa Rose*, *Life Lit by Some Large Vision*, and *Having our say*.
Dee reflected on her identity as a woman from Harlem, stating, "I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem." She noted that she never thought of herself as an activist during her early years and did not prioritize integration or acceptance.
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Key facts
- Born
- Ruby Ann Wallace , ( 1922-10-27 ) October 27, 1922, Cleveland , Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) (aged 91), New Rochelle, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Hunter College (1945)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1940–2013
- Spouses
- Frankie Dee Brown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1945 ) Ossie Davis , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; died 2005 )
- Children
- 3, including Guy Davis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruby
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- New Rochelle
- Spouse
- Ossie Davis
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Ruby Dee - 1972.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ruby Dee
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of birth
- 1922-10-27
- date of death
- 2014-06-11
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Ruby Dee (nacida Ruby Ann Wallace, Cleveland, Ohio, 27 de octubre de 1922 - New Rochelle, Nueva York, 11 de junio de 2014) fue una actriz, poeta, dramaturga, guionista, periodista y activista estadounidense. Fue conocida, entre otros trabajos, por el que hizo en 1961 junto a Sidney Poitier en la película A Raisin in the Sun, basada en la obra de teatro homónima de 1959 de Lorraine Hansberry (1930 - 1965) y dirigida por Daniel Petrie (1920 - 2004), y por el que hizo en la película del año 2007 American Gangster.
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