Actor Ossie Davis Found Dead in Hotel By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
Ossie Davis, the imposing, unshakable actor who championed racial justice on stage, on screen and in real life, often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee, has died. He was 87.
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