Ruby Dee

AKA:

Ruby Dee Davis

Birth Name:

Ruby Ann Wallace

Birth Date:

October 27, 1922

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio

Death Date:

June 11, 2014

Place of Death:

44 Cortlandt Avenue, New Rochelle, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Natural Causes

Cemetery Name:

Ferncliff Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and Do the Right Thing (1989). For her performance as Mahalee Lucas in American Gangster (2007), Dee was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Dee was a Grammy, Emmy, Obie and Drama Desk winner. She was married to Ossie Davis and they were well-known civil rights activists in the Civil Rights Movement.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Ferncliff Cemetery

280 Secor Road

Hartsdale, New York, 10530

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Hillcrest, Section BG, Grave 1701

Grave Location Description

Ruby Dee is buried along side her husband Ossie Davis. Once entering the entrance between Cherrywood and Maplewood, turn left at the first intersection. Continue straight on this road and continue west at the next intersection. Turn right at the following intersection and head north to the end of the road and turn left. Hillcrest Section BG will be on your left. Park you car on the southeast part of the cul-de-sac. Ruby Dee is located in the southeast corner of Section BG along the brick pathway. From the cul-de-sac, walk about 175 feet directly southeast.