Ossie Davis

Personal Info

Birth Date: December 18, 1917
Birth Location: Cogdell, GA
Death Date: February 4, 2005
Death Location: Miami Beach, FL
Cause of Death: heart failure

Stage & Film

Performance

The Zulu and the Zayda
Original Broadway Production; 1965
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  • Johannes
Ballad for Bimshire
Original Off-Broadway Production; 1963
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  • Sir Radio
1962 Tony Awards
New York Production; 1962
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  • Presenter
Jamaica
Original Broadway Production; 1957
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  • Cicero

Staff & Creative

Finian's Rainbow
Closed on the road; 1999
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  • Cultural Adviser
Bingo!
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production; 1985
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  • Director
Ballad for Bimshire
Original Off-Broadway Production; 1963
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  • Producer

Commercial Audio

Performance

The Zulu and the Zayda
Original Broadway Cast; 1965
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  • Cast
Ballad for Bimshire
Original Cast; 1963
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  • Sir Radio
Jamaica
Original Broadway Cast; 1957
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  • Cicero

Broadcast Video

Performance

1962 Tony Awards
Television Broadcast; 1962
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  • Presenter

Writing

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  • Cultural adviser
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  • Book

Notes

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Photos & Headshots

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Personal Info

Birth Date: December 18, 1917
Birth Location: Cogdell, GA
Death Date: February 4, 2005
Death Location: Miami Beach, FL
Cause of Death: heart failure

Other Names

  • No additional names listed.

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • Ruby Dee (Wife)
    1948 - 2005; 3 children
    Relationship ended due to His death

Family

  • No spouses or partners listed.