Born Ruby Ann Wallace, she grew up writing poetry in Harlem and went on to become a playwright, activist, journalist and one of the most prominent... Ruby Dee: An Actress Who Marched On Washington And ...

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Let these memories of Ruby Dee—who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91—in roles from Jungle Fever to A Raisin in the Sun remind you of her legendary film career.

NEW YORK -- For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined. The African-American actress who earned lead roles in movies and on ...

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee at the 1989 Cannes Festival for the showing of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing. Born Ruby Ann Wallace in the early 1920s in Cleveland, actress and civil rights activist Ruby ...