Legendary actress, poet and playwright Ruby Dee passed away in her New Rochelle, New York home yesterday. She was 91. According to the New York Daily News, Dee was surrounded by family when she ...

Legendary stage and screen actress Ruby Dee, who won acclaim in theater, film and television and became a notable figure in the U.S. civil rights movement, died peacefully at home, a friend of the ...

Cleveland native Ruby Dee, who died Thursday at 91, used her great voice as an actress and an activist.

To hear Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee tell it, the '40s and '50s were beautiful, a time to accomplish things on both the stage and the picket line.

Born Ruby Ann Wallace, she grew up writing poetry in Harlem and went on to become a playwright, activist, journalist and one of the most prominent actresses of her time. She died Wednesday at 91.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Pioneering African-American actress Ruby Dee has died, her agent said Thursday. The legendary stage and screen actress and civil rights activist was 91.

Ruby Dee was born into a world that had hardly any place for African-American actresses. By the time she died on June 12, at age 91, she was perhaps the American acting world's reigning grande dame.

Playwright and Librettist Bridgette Wimberly Passes Away at 68 Wimberley is best known for her play Saint Lucy's Eyes, which starred Ruby Dee at the Women's Project Theatre in 2001.

This is so sad. According to CNN, legendary actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and civil rights activist, Ruby Dee, passed away peacefully in her New Rochelle, New York home today. She was ...

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage ...

Legendary actress, poet and playwright Ruby Dee passed away in her New Rochelle, New York home yesterday. She was 91. According to the New York Daily News, Dee was surrounded by family when she ...

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage ...