Ossie Davis

Actor, Film actor

1917 – 2005

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Who was Ossie Davis?

Ossie Davis was an American film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and social activist.

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Born
Dec 18, 1917
Cogdell
Also known as
  • Raiford Chatman Davis
  • Ozzie Davis
  • R.C. Davis
  • Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Howard University
    ( - 1939)
  • Columbia University
  • Columbia University School of General Studies
Employment
  • Rose McClendon Players
    (1939 - )
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Waycross
Died
Feb 4, 2005
Miami Beach

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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