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ACTOR OSSIE DAVIS DIES AT THE AGE OF 87
Activist, actor, director Ossie Davis was found dead in his hotel room in Miami on 2/4/05 at the age of 87. The noted actor was working on a film called "Retirement" Davis gained fame with his play "Purlie Victorious" and his direction of the film "Cotton Comes to Harlem"and as a cast regular on the tv series "Evening Shades" (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Actor, writer and activist Ossie Davis was eulogized by Harry Belafonte at an ecumenical service Saturday in New York City.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Ossie Davis -- an actor who promoted civil rights onstage, on camera and in countless protest demonstrations -- has died at 87 at a hotel in Florida.
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