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	Tribute to Ossie Davis
		Throughout his distinguished 66-year professional career, the late Ossie Davis was a widely beloved, highly accomplished writer, actor and director of stage, TV and movies—as well as being a courageous champion of civil rights, human rights, justice and a return to sanity in American domestic and foreign policy.
		Ossie and Ruby were celebrated as “national treasures” when they received the National Medal of Arts, they have been enshrined in the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame and they were among the select recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors.
		Ossie was the oldest of five children of a self-taught railroad builder and herb doctor.
	www.films42.com /tribute/ossie_davis.asp (1995 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Ossie Davis (1917-2005)
		Ossie Davis, a native of south Georgia, was one of the most recognized and influential African American performers and activists of the late twentieth century.
		Ossie Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis on December 18, 1917, in the Clinch County town of Cogdell, where his father was a railroad engineer.
		Davis raised money for the Freedom Riders when they were arrested in the South for violating segregation laws, and he sued in federal court to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.com /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2767 (991 words)

	Ossie Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis in Cogdell, Georgia.
		Davis experienced many of the same struggles that most African American actors of his generation underwent; he wanted to act but he did not want to play stereotypical subservient roles, such as a butler, that was the standard for fl actors of his generation.
		Davis was found dead on February 4th 2005, in a hotel room in Miami, Florida, of natural causes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ossie_Davis (636 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| US actor Ossie Davis found dead
		Davis, whose 65-year career included credits as a producer, director, actor and writer for stage and screen, was also a civil rights activist.
		Davis and Dee were married for more than 56 years and together received Kennedy Center honours in 2004 for their body of work.
		Davis was also a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and was a voice for racial equality.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4238537.stm (333 words)

	Ossie Davis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis in Cogdell, Georgia.
		Davis experienced many of the same struggles that most African-American actors of his generation underwent; he wanted to act but he did not want to play stereotypical subservient roles that were the standard for fl actors of his generation.
		Ossie Davis and his wife, actor Ruby Dee were well-known civil rights activists, who helped organize the 1963 civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
	www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/2005_06/house/kids/famous/OssieDavis.htm (260 words)

	Ossie Davis
		Ossie Davis, who passed away on Feb. 4 at the age of 87, was one of the greatest performing artists of the 20th century, or of any other century.
		Davis and Ruby Dee, his life partner for almost 60 years, began their stage collaboration in the 1940s in Harlem with the Rose McClendon Players.
		Davis spoke at the "Evening of Justice for Mumia" rally Feb. 26, 1999, at Town Hall in New York to promote the Millions for Mumia march in Philadelphia that April 24, Mumia's birthday.
	www.workers.org /2005/us/ossiedavis_0217 (908 words)

	Biography: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
		In 1961, Davis wrote and starred with Dee in the acclaimed Purlie Victorious, a satire on the historical and psychological significance of segregation.
		Davis' and Dee's activism has led to their arrest for protesting the killing in New York of a Guinean immigrant, their suing in federal court for fl voting rights, and their speaking out for citizen involvement in democracy and in support of sickle cell disease research.
		Davis and Dee were celebrated as "national treasures" when they received the National Medal of Arts in 1995.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /news/page/normal/200.html (595 words)

	Santa Monica Mirror: OSSIE DAVIS 1917 - 2005
		Ossie Davis, 87, was in Miami Beach last Friday, about to begin a new film, Retirement, when he died of natural causes.
		Davis made 79 feature and TV films, was about to begin his 80th and his 81st was in pre-production.
		Davis and Dee first appeared together in the plays Jeb, in 1946, and Anna Lucasta, in 1946-47.
	www.smmirror.com /volume6/issue35/ossie_davis.asp (517 words)

	Ossie Davis
		ssie Davis was born on December 18, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, son of Laura Cooper and Kince Davis.
		In the political arena, Davis endorsed the New York City mayoralty candidacy of William Fitts Ryan, an ultra-leftist.
		As a leftwing peacenik, Davis was affiliated with the 1965 March on Washington for Peace in Vietnam, the 1965 Ad Hoc Committee of Veterans for Peace in Vietnam, the 1966 Sing-In for Peace Concert at Carnegie Hall, and the 1966 Read-In for Peace in Vietnam at New York's Town Hall.
	www.knology.net /~bilrum/davis.htm (415 words)

	Gothamist: Ossie Davis Dies
		Davis was a wonderful actor, as well as an activist for civil rights.
		The Georgia-born Davis arrived in NYC in 1939 and became active in the arts scene in Harlem.
		Davis starred in many Spike Lee films, including reading the eulogy he gave for Malcolm X in the film Malcolm X, but our favorite is his role as Da Mayor in Do The Right Thing - "Always do the right thing."
	www.gothamist.com /archives/2005/02/04/ossie_davis_dies.php (543 words)

	Ossie Davis, 1917-2005
		Ossie Davis, an actor distinguished for his roles dealing with racial injustice on stage and screen, has died at age 87, it was announced Feb. 4.
		Davis is new to the title of Howard professor, but he is not new to speaking at events associated with the university.
		Davis said he was excited by the reaction from students.
	www.blackcollegewire.org /culture/050204_ossie-davis (635 words)

	Actor Ossie Davis Found Dead In Miami Beach Hotel - EntertainmentNews Story - WTVJ \| Miami
		Davis, who wrote, acted, directed and produced for the theater and Hollywood, was a central figure among fl performers of the last five decades.
		Davis appeared in three Spike Lee films, including "School Daze," "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever." Dee also appeared in the latter two; among her best-known films was "A Raisin in the Sun," in 1961.
		Davis, the oldest of five children of a self-taught railroad builder and herb doctor, was born in tiny Cogdell, Ga., in 1917 and grew up in nearby Waycross and Valdosta.
	www.nbc6.net /entertainment/4165469/detail.html (1095 words)

	Ossie Davis Biography \| Dictionary of Literary Biography
		Ossie Davis is best known as an actor, but his accomplishments extend well beyond the stage.
		Davis has also written a number of other plays for theater and screen, as well as several critical essays which reflect his social activism and his ideas on the function of art in society.
		Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia, in 1917, the son of a railway foreman.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/ossie-davis-dlb2 (207 words)

	AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Drum Major for Justice
		Ossie Davis was born Dec. 18, 1917, in Cogdell, Ga. His given name was meant to be Raiford Chatman Davis, but the registrar of births recorded what were supposed to be the initials, "R.C.," as "Ossie" and it remained his name ever since.
		After Malcolm X was assassinated at a Harlem rally in 1965, Ossie Davis wrote and delivered a eulogy at his funeral.
		In 1992, Davis wrote a novel and in 1998 published an autobiography with his wife titled, "With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together." Davis continued his activism up until his death, most recently protesting the war in Iraq.
	www.alternet.org /rights/21200 (1346 words)

	NPR : Ossie Davis: An Appreciation
		Ossie Davis, remembered for his stage and screen work as well as his prominent role in the civil rights movement, dies while on location for a film shoot in Miami.
		Davis, a World War II veteran, addressed the NPC in May 2004 as he prepared to host the 15th broadcast of the PBS National Memorial Day Concert.
		Davis speaks to the NPC in May 2003 about the honor and duty of honoring veterans.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4486027 (651 words)

	The Seattle Times: Opinion: Ossie Davis, never afraid to do the right thing
		She told the man at the counter that her son was known as R.C. Davis.
		Davis and Ruby Dee, his wife of 56 years, were tireless advocates for what used to be called "the cause," meaning the struggle against systemic racial oppression.
		Davis defended his friend Paul Robeson when the latter came under fire for his communist sympathies.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/opinion/2002178301_pitts13.html (663 words)

	Howard University
		Raiford Chatman Davis was born on December 18, 1917, in Cogdell, Georgia.
		Davis developed his theatrical talent, and began his career as a writer and an actor with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem in 1939.
		Davis is also widely acclaimed for his role in Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning Broadway play, A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and its 1961 film version, as well as for The Joe Louis Story (1953).
	www.howard.edu /charterday/2001/bio_ossiedavis.asp (602 words)

	Ossie Davis information - Search.com
		Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis in Waycross, Georgia.
		Davis experienced many of the same struggles that most African-American actors of his generation underwent; he wanted to act but he did not want to play stereotypical subservient roles, such as butler, that were the standard for fl actors of his generation.
		In 1948, Ossie Davis married actress Ruby Dee; in their joint autobiography "With Ossie and Ruby", they later described their decision to have an open marriage.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Ossie_Davis (610 words)

	Actor, Activist Ossie Davis Dies at 87 - General - RedOrbit
		NEW YORK - Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement - often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee - has died.
		Davis was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Fla., according to officials there.
		Davis had a guest role as the father of two women characters in Showtime's dramatic series, "The L Word." He appeared in one episode in the first season, then returned for three episodes for the season about to begin, where his character takes ill and dies.
	www.redorbit.com /news/general/125104/actor_activist_ossie_davis_dies_at_87/index.html (1073 words)

	National Memorial Day Concert . Ossie Davis Tribute \| PBS
		Davis was one of 1.2 billion fl soldiers who made important contributions in World War II.
		Davis returned to New York City after the war and made his Broadway debut in 1946 in "Jeb".
		Davis and his wife, actress Ruby Dee, were active for many years in the American civil rights movement.
	www.pbs.org /memorialdayconcert/features/ossie_davis.html (553 words)

	Ossie Davis
		Davis and Dee raised their three children with blanket permission to smoke marijuana and have sex, so long as they did these things in the safety of the family home.
		Davis and Dee were always politically active, in a time when it was not only unpopular but downright dangerous to speak out for the civil rights movement, and in vigorous opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch hunt.
		Davis did voice-overs for the United Negro College Fund for many years, speaking the words, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." He co-founded Third World Cinema, a production company to help African-American and Puerto Rican filmmakers.
	www.nndb.com /people/215/000042089 (653 words)

	BlackNews.com - Ossie Davis, the Man, and Ossie Davis, the Actor
		The first time I heard the name Ossie Davis was in 1968, when I read his explanation of why he had delivered the eulogy at Malcolm X’s funeral.
		If I had to pick my favorite Ossie Davis film, it would be the one in which he made his Hollywood debut.
		Davis plays Poitier’s brother, John Brooks, who is studying for a government job.
	www.blacknews.com /pr/ossiedavis.html (725 words)

	Actor Ossie Davis dies - Film - www.smh.com.au
		US actor Ossie Davis, who brought dignity and a passion for racial equality to the stage and screen in a career of more than 50 years, was found dead today at the age of 87.
		Davis broke barriers for fl performers on television, stage and in the movies and developed a reputation as one of the country's most recognisable character actors.
		In the film Retirement, Davis, Peter Falk, George Segal and Rip Torn were starring as four grumpy old men who leave their Florida retirement homes on a road trip to Las Vegas to stop one of their daughters from marrying the wrong guy.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Film/Actor-Ossie-Davis-dies/2005/02/05/1107476838948.html (634 words)

	USATODAY.com - Davis devoted his life and his work to civil rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whether he was appearing in the most serious of dramas or lightest of comedies, Davis always seemed to embody a sense of wisdom and authority with a warm, rich voice and quiet dignity.
		Ossie seemed to always show up at the right time, on the right side, which was always the human side.
		Davis and Dee, who have three children, celebrated their first 50 years together in 1998 with the dual memoir With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-02-04-ossie-davis-obit_x.htm (796 words)

	Actor Ossie Davis Dies (washingtonpost.com)
		Ossie Davis, actor, playwright, giant of civil rights, and, with Ruby Dee, partner in one of America's most celebrated marriages, died today in Miami.
		Davis' first movie role was in "No Way Out" in 1950, followed by a Broadway role in "No Time for Sergeants" and "Raisin in the Sun," a ground breaking 1950s play about the personal and painful consequences of housing discrimination for a fl family.
		Davis often said he preferred writing to acting and he did, in fact, set out to become a playwright rather than an actor.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A63366-2005Feb4.html (819 words)

	Playbill News: Ossie Davis, Groundbreaking Playwright-Actor Who Created Purlie Victorious, Dead at 87
		Tony Award-nominated actor-writer Ossie Davis, an icon of 20th century African-American theatre, was found dead Feb. 4 in his hotel room in Miami, where he was filming a movie, according to the Associated Press.
		Davis was 87, and was often mentioned in the same breath with his wife, actress Ruby Dee, who survives him.
		Davis was one of the leading figures in American fl theatre, and an inspiration to artists who would follow.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/91017.html (891 words)

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