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Ossie Davis

actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, writer, film actor, film producer, playwright

1917 – 2005

Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.

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Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.

Ossie Davis

I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.

Ossie Davis

Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.

Ossie Davis