In This Death Together

Or

A Raisin in the Ground
(Both from the mind of Monty)

Ossie Davis, an actor who devoted his career and his life to dealing with racial injustice, was found dead in a hotel in Miami Beach, where he had been filming “Retirement.” Acting frequently on the stage and screen with his wife of 57 years, Ruby Dee, the couple also were deeply involved in civil rights causes, and were jointly honored by NCAAP Image Awards Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Kennedy Center in 2004. Davis recently lent his commanding voice to commercials for the United Negro College Fund, spoke at the funerals of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. He tried to carry these messages through his work as well, appearing in Roots, both versions of Malcolm X, King and a number of Spike Lee films. He did have a lighter side, appearing in Joe vs. the Volcano, as the chauffeur who takes Tom Hanks off to die, Grumpy Old Men, as Chuck the bait shop owner who dates Ann-Margret, then dies, and The L Word, as Pam Grier’s father, who dies. He also played President John F. Kennedy (who was dyed black, but didn’t die) and joined Elvis Presley to battle an evil ancient Egyptian entity in the cult classic Bubba-Ho-Tep. Again, the only place you'll see that reference.