With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together

Davis, Ossie; Dee, Ruby

ISBN 10: 0688175821 / ISBN 13: 9780688175825

Edité par William Morrow Quill Books, New York, 2000

A propos de cet article

2000 William Morrow Quill First Edition (note: the hardbound Morrow Edition was published in 1998). This softbound 1st edition is in Fine condition. This edition is ***SIGNED*** on a bookplate honoring the couple's receiving the 10th Annual Productive Aging Award by the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington on May 8, 2003. A tremendous inspiring book of two great American actors and activists for the civil and human rights: Ruby Dee (1922-2014) and Ossie Davis (1917-2005). ***Bren-Books specializes in signed 1st Editions***.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together
• Éditeur: William Morrow Quill Books, New York
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0688175821
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780688175825
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

This is the captivating, inspiring autobiography of a star couple who've celebrated 50 years of marriage.

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, a beloved and revered couple cherished not just for their acting artistry but also for their lifelong commitment to civil rights, family values, and the black community. Now they look back on a half- century of their personal and political struggles to maintain a healthy marriage and to create the record of distinguished accomplishment that earned each a Presidential Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.

With Ossie and Ruby overflows with consummate storytelling skill developed by decades in the spotlight. From their early years as struggling actors in Harlem's black theater to Broadway and Hollywood stardom, they regale the reader with colorful, entertaining tales of the places they've been and the people they've met. But their charming humor is leavened with a more serious side, as they share their experiences of keeping a family together in a world where scandal and divorce is the rule, and of being artists and political activists in an era of intense racial ferment. Born into the struggle, their characters were shaped by the dynamic collisions of life, politics, and art; and from those experiences, they achieved some sense of their worth as married people, friends, and lovers.

Warm, positive, and compelling, this is a book that will surprise and challenge readers everywhere - black and white, male and female, young and old. Lifting the veil of public image, media hype, and mystique,

À propos des auteurs

Ossie Davis illumined America's stage and screen for two generations. He distinguished himself as a writer, actor, director, and narrator. A short list of his film work includes: I'm Not Rappaport, The Client, Grumpy Old Men, and Do the Right Thing. He and his wife Ruby Dee were 1995 recipients of the National Medal of Arts Award. On Feb. 4, 2005 Ossie Davis died at the age of 87.

Not only is Ruby Dee one of the most respected African-American actors of her day, she was also an important part of the civil rights movement. She is probably best known for her role in A Raisin in the Sun, which she performed on both the stage and the screen.

Dee has also written plays, fiction, and a column in New York's Amsterdam News.

Born in Cleveland, she worked initially with the American Negro Theater in Harlem, where she grew up. She is married to the actor and author Ossie Davis.