Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis
photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1951
Ọjọ́ìbí	Raiford Chatman Davis
Iṣẹ́	Actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, activist
Ìgbà iṣẹ́	1939–2005
Olólùfẹ́	Ruby Dee (1948-2005; his death)

Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) je omo Afrika-Amerika osere filmu, oludari filmu, akoewi, olukoere, olukowe, ati alakitiyan awujo.

Igba ewe

Davis je bibi bi Raiford Chatman Davis ni Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia, omokunrin Kince Charles Davis, onise-ero iko oko ojuirin, ati iyawo re Laura Cooper. The name Ossie came from a county clerk who misheard his mother's pronunciation of his initials "R.C." when he was born. Bi awon obi re se fe, o lo gbeko ni Yunifasiti Howard sugbon o kuro nibe laipari ni 1939 lati ba bere sini se ise osere ni ilu New York; lojowaju o lo gbeko ni Ile-Eko Gbogbo Imo Yunifasitu Kolumbia. Ise osere re, to gba ewadun meje, bere ni 1939 pelu Rose McClendon Players ni Harlem. O se filmu akoko re ni 1950 ninu filmu Sidney Poitier No Way Out. Ohun ni ohun Anansi alantakun lori ere telifisan awon omode Sesame Street lori PBS niti aworan alamurin re.