Academy Award-nominated actress Ruby Dee was, by all accounts, an American icon. Her career spanned no... (Learn more)
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Ruby Dee
Given the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from Operation Push (1972)
Named to the Theater Hall of Fame in 1988
Received a honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Fairfield University and an honorary doctorate from Iona College and Virginia State University
Received National Medal of Arts in 1995
She received (with husband) Frederick Douglass Award from NYC's Urban League for "bringing a sense of fervor and pride to countless millions" in 1970
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