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Davis and Dee met in 1945 when she auditioned for the Broadway play Jeb, starring Davis (both were cast in it). In December 1948, on a day off from rehearsals from another play, The Smile of the ...
Ruby Dee is seen backstage with the Chairman’s Award at the 39th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 14, 2008, in Los Angeles. Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career ...