New Rochelle park renamed after Ruby Dee
Dozens turned out to honor the late actress and humanitarian Ruby Dee in New Rochelle on Saturday. The town renamed the park next to the New Rochelle Public Library after Dee, who died last year.
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Oct 11, 2015, 1:34 AM
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Dozens turned out to honor the late actress and humanitarian Ruby Dee in New Rochelle on Saturday.
The town renamed the park next to the New Rochelle Public Library after Dee, who died last year.
Dee broke racial barriers in the entertainment industry and earned an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in the 2007 film "American Gangster."
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