With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together - Softcover

Davis, Ossie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688175821 ISBN 13: 9780688175825

Publisher: It Books, 2000

Synopsis

This is the captivating, inspiring autobiography of a star couple who've celebrated 50 years of marriage.

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, a beloved and revered couple cherished not just for their acting artistry but also for their lifelong commitment to civil rights, family values, and the black community. Now they look back on a half- century of their personal and political struggles to maintain a healthy marriage and to create the record of distinguished accomplishment that earned each a Presidential Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.

With Ossie and Ruby overflows with consummate storytelling skill developed by decades in the spotlight. From their early years as struggling actors in Harlem's black theater to Broadway and Hollywood stardom, they regale the reader with colorful, entertaining tales of the places they've been and the people they've met. But their charming humor is leavened with a more serious side, as they share their experiences of keeping a family together in a world where scandal and divorce is the rule, and of being artists and political activists in an era of intense racial ferment. Born into the struggle, their characters were shaped by the dynamic collisions of life, politics, and art; and from those experiences, they achieved some sense of their worth as married people, friends, and lovers.

Warm, positive, and compelling, this is a book that will surprise and challenge readers everywhere - black and white, male and female, young and old. Lifting the veil of public image, media hype, and mystique,

About this title

Product Description

Published to coincide with the acting couple's fiftieth wedding anniversary, a warm and uplifting autobiography follows their career from Harlem to Hollywood stardom, the ups and downs of their marriage, and their work for civil rights. Reprint.

Synopsis

The actors describe their fifty years together, their successes in film and theater, and the challenges of being African American performers.

Edition details

• Publisher: It Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688175821
• ISBN 13: 9780688175825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 498