Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement -- often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee -- has died. He was 87.
Davis was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Fla., according to officials there. He was making a film, "Retirement,'' said Arminda Thomas, who works in his New Rochelle office and confirmed the death.
Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said Davis'...
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