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Stage and Screen Legend Ruby Dee Dies at 91 by Ryan McPhee

Stage and screen icon and civil rights stalwart, Ruby Dee has died. The actress died of natural causes in her home in New Rochelle, New York on June 11, according to CNN. She was 91. Born on October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, Dee was known best known for her searing portrayal of Ruth Younger both in the original Broadway production of the groundbreaking play A Raisin in the Sun in 1959 and the subsequent film ve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 1:17pm on June 12, 2014 ☆ ⚑

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