Ossie Davis dead at 87

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Co-star of the cult hit Bubba Ho-tep passed away from apparently natural causes today while in Miami during the filming of a movie ironically titled "Retirement". Ossie's acting career stratched back to the 1930's with appearnces on Broadway in the 40's, in the play "Jeb" about a returning WWII veteran, he himself just having returned from serving as a surgical technician in Liberia. His film debut was "No Way Out" in 1950.
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Topic - Ossie Davis dead at 87 - Audiophilander 09:35:41 02/04/05 (5)

And Coley Wallace & Max Schmelling - eppis1@sbcglobal.net 10:36:21 02/05/05 (1)

Oops! That's spelled "Schmeling." (nt) - eppis1@sbcglobal.net 10:38:48 02/05/05 (0)

He was just one of those people... - EBerlin 10:04:51 02/05/05 (0)

Ossie Davis was a pioneering legend who will be sorely missed. (nt) - dwill123 16:41:21 02/04/05 (0)

And John Vernon in L.A. at 72 - bubbahotep 10:46:46 02/04/05 (0)

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