Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She was born on October 27, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is the daughter of Gladys and Marshall Edward Nathaniel Wallace.
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Ruby studied at Public schools 119 and 136. She then moved to Hunter College High School. She graduated from Hunter College with a degree in Romance languages in 1945. After school, she joined the American Negro Theater as an apprentice, working with Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Hilda Simms. She made several appearances on Broadway, such as her first role in ANT’s 1946 production of Anna Lucasta.
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On February 12, 2009, Dee joined the Aaron Copland School of music at Queens College orchestra and chorus, along with the Riverside Inspirational Choir and NYA labour choir in honouring Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday at the Riverside Church in New York City.
Ruby Dee Net Worth
Ruby Dee has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million. She earned this from her career as an actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist
Cause Of Death
Ruby Dee died on June 11, 2014, at her home in New Rochelle, New York from natural causes at age 91.
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Ruby Dee Children
Ruby Dee had three children, Guy Devis, Hasna Muhammad Davis and Nora Day.
Ruby Dee Quotes
- The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within strength, courage, dignity.
- The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.
- God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.
Parents
Ruby Dee was born to Gladys and Marshall Edward Nathaniel Wallace who was a cook, waiter and porter.
Education
After graduation Dee entered Hunter College. There she joined the American Negro Theater (ANT) and adopted the stage name, Ruby Dee. While still at Hunter College, Dee took a class in radio training offered through the American Theater Wing.
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