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On her early years and influences; on changing her name; on growing up in Harlem; on writing poetry as a child; on her parents and siblings 13:26
Interview: Ruby Dee
On her hobbies growing up; on her mother insisting that she be dedicated to her schoolwork; on joining the American Negro Theater; on her jobs during her high school years; on wanting to be a dentist; on attending Hunter College; on her first marriage 15:03
Interview: Ruby Dee
On her early film roles in What a Guy and in an army film to combat venereal disease; on attending Methodist church; on her her early recollections of television; on the 1939 World's Fair 08:03
Interview: Ruby Dee
On the American Negro Theater; on meeting Ossie Davis and on his talent; on the film "No Way Out;" on traveling cross-country by train; on protesting the death penalty for the Rosenberg; on being blacklisted and listed in Red Channels 22:12
Interview: Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee on the film "No Way Out" with Sidney Poitier and Ossie Davis 00:59
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Sidney Poitier
Ruby Dee on the film "No Way Out" with Sidney Poitier and Ossie Davis 00:59
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Ossie Davis
Ruby Dee on one of her first film roles - an Army movie to combat venereal disease 00:27
Interview: Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee on protesting the death penalty for the Rosenbergs and being blacklisted in Red Channels 12:12
Interview: Ruby Dee | Topic: Hollywood Blacklist
On her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement; on meeting Malcolm X; on meeting Martin Luther King, Jr; on the role of television in the Civil Rights Movement 10:40
Interview: Ruby Dee
On her television work in the 1960s; on appearing as a regular on Guiding Light and Peyton Place; on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots; on With Ossie and Ruby 18:08
Interview: Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots 07:23
Interview: Ruby Dee | Genre: TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials
Ruby Dee on meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. 02:12
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ruby Dee on meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., through Harry Belafonte 02:12
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Harry Belafonte
Ruby Dee on similarities and differences between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. 03:41
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots 07:23
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: David L. Wolper
Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots 07:23
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Alex Haley
Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots 07:23
Interview: Ruby Dee | Person: Ossie Davis