Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ruby Deewas an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story, and Do the Right Thing...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 October 1922
CityCleveland, OH
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It was a nerve-racking moment, ... He stayed up half the night writing it. Then we stayed up because that was all we could do.
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I used to want to shout 'Help me!'
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Ossie was working as stage manager and he began making notes. Something about the sense of humor instilled in Eastern European Jewish culture appealed to him. The message was profound but the delivery was hilarious. Through that he saw that humor could turn racism on its ear, too.
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We have to talk to each other and let our children know that they didn't come here suspended in midair, but that they were connected to all manner of people of substance, of ideas and history that defines and makes it easier for them to pick up the pieces and go the next step that the human race needs to go.
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We've got to start saying 'No further. This must stop,'
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We've got the possibility of setting things right,
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There is so much to do, ... Ossie left a lot of work that we are still trying to finish.
we will give her the kudos that she so richly deserves.
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It's critical for African-American seniors and people with disabilities to be aware of this opportunity. I want to help people realize they must not be passive about making a decision, and that they need to take action soon.
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There was so much meanness in the atmosphere, ... but marvelous things pierce through the darkness of poverty and racism. You meet all kinds of people that help put life in perspective and turn the horror into some kind of lesson or avenue of awakening that lives with you all your days.
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If it is possible to learn to love somebody more than when you first married them, I am lucky enough to say that we did,
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I have to do it. I have no choice, because I've got five grandsons and one son. I wake up thinking that could happen to them.
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The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity.
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Among whom the gods bless, high on the list are the music people, who tune into celestial vibe-brations and give mortals a taste of immortal sensations.