Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis
Born	Raiford Chatman Davis (1917-12-18)December 18, 1917 Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	February 4, 2005(2005-02-04) (aged 87) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, poet, playwright, author, activist
Years active	1939–2005
Spouse(s)	Ruby Dee (m. 1948–2005; his death)
Children	Guy Davis Nora Davis Day Hasna Muhammad

Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; 18 December 1917 – 4 February 2005) was an American movie, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and social activist.^[1][2][3] He was known for his role as Yar in the 2000 animated movie Dinosaur. He was married to actress Ruby Dee.

Davis died in Miami, Florida from heart disease, aged 87.^[4]

1. ↑ Ossie Davis – Awards IMDB. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012
2. ↑ Ossie Davis Television Credits Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Official Website of Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012
3. ↑ Books Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Official Website of Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012
4. ↑ Richard Severo; Douglas Martin (5 February 2005). "Ossie Davis, Actor, Writer and Eloquent Champion of Racial Justice, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-06.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)