At 83 this widow of Ossie Davis received an Oscar nomination for "American Gangster"
[DOC] [TLE] 'American Gangster' star Ruby Dee is in the Oscar spotlight - usa today [PAR] Feb 12, 2008 ... A landmark nomination: Veteran actress Ruby Dee, 83, is up for her first ... Other 
awards attention: A win from the Actors Guild Award, an NAACP ... old house" 
she purchased in 1962 with her late husband, actor Ossie Davis.