Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1979) Honor
Ossie Davis
オッシー・デイヴィス
Ossie Dēvisu
Aliases:
Raiford Chatman Davis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-12-18 （Cogdell, Georgia）
- Died
- 2005-02-04 （Miami Beach, Florida） age 87
- Nationality
- アメリカ人
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New Rochelle, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, Director, Playwright, Poet, Author, Activist
- Active Years
- 1939-2005
- Memberships
- American Theater Hall of Fame (1994)
- Influenced By
- Paul Robeson
- Influenced
- Spike Lee
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Jamaica, 1958), Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Scalphunters, 1968), Primetime Emmy Award (multiple nominations)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University School of General Studies | — | — | — | — | United States |
Howard University
Country:
United States
Dropped out in 1939
Columbia University School of General Studies
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | National Medal of Arts | — | — | U.S. Government | Won |
| 2004 | Kennedy Center Honors | — | — | Kennedy Center | Won |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album | With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together | — | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | Won |
| 1984 | Writers Guild of America Award Adapted Drama Anthology | For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story | — | Writers Guild of America | Won |
| 1989 | NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Do the Right Thing | — | NAACP | Won |
| 2001 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | Finding Buck McHenry | — | — | Won |
National Medal of Arts
1995
Organization:
U.S. Government
Result:
Won
Kennedy Center Honors
2004
Organization:
Kennedy Center
Result:
Won
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
2007
Work:
With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together
Organization:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Result:
Won
Writers Guild of America Award Adapted Drama Anthology
1984
Work:
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
Organization:
Writers Guild of America
Result:
Won
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1989
Work:
Do the Right Thing
Organization:
NAACP
Result:
Won
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
2001
Work:
Finding Buck McHenry
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1979) Winner
Works
Major Works
Purlie Victorious
1961 Satirical farceA satirical farce satirizing the Confederate South, written and starred by Davis.
Civil rightsRacism
Adaptations
- [Film] Gone Are the Days! (1963)
- [Musical] Purlie (1970)
Bibliography
- Purlie Victorious (1961)
- Escape to Freedom: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass (1977)
- Langston (1982)
- Just Like Martin (1992)
- With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together (1998, co-authored with Ruby Dee)
- Life Lit by Some Large Vision: Selected Speeches and Writings (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalRealistic
- Recurring Motifs
- RacismCivil rights movement
Health
-
Heart problems晩年Possible cause of death
Legacy
Prominent figure in American theater and film, renowned civil rights activist. Received numerous awards and influenced generations.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in multiple Spike Lee films
Quotes
-
...at the tomb of one of our noblest warriors...
Source: Eulogy for Malcolm X (1965)
Trivia
- Birth name Raiford Chatman Davis; nicknamed Ossie due to mishearing on birth certificate.
- Attempted open marriage with wife Ruby Dee but later changed minds.