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How to honor Cicely Tyson by streaming her celebrated film and TV performances

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Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96

Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96 Carmel Dagan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, who distinguished herself in theater, film and television, died on Thursday afternoon. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree.” More from Variety Her memoir “Just As I Am” was published on Tuesday.

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Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

During a press conference for Sounder, a white journalist had told her the movie made him aware of his own prejudice because, he said, he was surprised to hear African-American children call their father Daddy, just like his kids called him. He could not equate the fact that this man was on the same level as he, Tyson said. And really, I admired him for standing up in an audience and saying that, and I thought to myself, Cicely, you really can t afford the luxury of just being an actress. Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem. Her parents were from the Caribbean. Her father was a carpenter and a painter; her mother was a housekeeper who was deeply religious. In 2005, Tyson told NPR that their lives revolved around the church.

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In a career that spanned more than six decades, she commanded attention on the screen and the stage and was known for roles that reflected her experience as an African American woman.

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KUOW - Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96
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