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| US screen legend and activist Ruby Dee dies | US screen legend and activist Ruby Dee dies |
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| Acclaimed American actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee has died at the age of 91, US media report. | Acclaimed American actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee has died at the age of 91, US media report. |
| Ms Dee succumbed to natural causes at her home in New Rochelle, New York, on Wednesday evening. | Ms Dee succumbed to natural causes at her home in New Rochelle, New York, on Wednesday evening. |
| The Emmy-winning actress was married to screen legend Ossie Davis for 56 years. | The Emmy-winning actress was married to screen legend Ossie Davis for 56 years. |
| The pair frequently collaborated, sharing the stage in five productions, appearing together in five movies and starring in a radio show, The Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Story Hour. | The pair frequently collaborated, sharing the stage in five productions, appearing together in five movies and starring in a radio show, The Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Story Hour. |
| "We have had her for so long and we loved her so much," Ms Dee's daughter, Nora Davis Day, told US media following her death. | "We have had her for so long and we loved her so much," Ms Dee's daughter, Nora Davis Day, told US media following her death. |
| Ms Dee was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and later raised in Harlem, New York, where she later pursued acting. | Ms Dee was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and later raised in Harlem, New York, where she later pursued acting. |
| She met Mr Davis in 1945 when she auditioned for Broadway play Jeb, and the couple married in 1948. | She met Mr Davis in 1945 when she auditioned for Broadway play Jeb, and the couple married in 1948. |
| Together the pair were active in civil rights issues, including promoting black performers in the entertainment industry. | Together the pair were active in civil rights issues, including promoting black performers in the entertainment industry. |
| In 1963, they served as masters of ceremonies for the historic march on Washington, and Ms Davis spoke at funerals for both Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. | In 1963, they served as masters of ceremonies for the historic march on Washington, and Ms Davis spoke at funerals for both Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. |
| Among Ms Dee's most famous screen roles were A Raisin in the Sun and Do the Right Thing. | |
| Mr Davis died in 2005, and the couple is survived by their three children, Nora, Hasna and Guy. | Mr Davis died in 2005, and the couple is survived by their three children, Nora, Hasna and Guy. |