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LEGENDARY ACTRESS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST RUBY DEE, DIES AT 91!

By KAREN MATTHEWS and MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actress and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91, according to her daughter. Nora Davis Day told The Associated Press on Thursday that her mother died at home in New Rochelle on Wednesday night of “natural causes.” Dee, who frequently acted alongside her husband of 56 years, Ossie Davis, was with loved ones, she added. “We have had her for so long and we loved her so much,” Day said. “She took her final bow last night at home surrounded by her children and grandchildren.” Day added: “We gave her our permission to set sail. She opened her eyes, closed her eyes and away she went.” Her long career brought her an … Read entire article »

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