Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson Was Part of a Movie Shot in Selma in 1967

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We told you last night about the death of legendary actress Cicely Tyson at the age of 96. Her long career included a role in a movie that was shot in Selma. The film is “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, which was shot in 1967 and released by Warner Brothers the following year. The film features a lot of…

Cicely Tyson, Groundbreaking Award-Winning Actor, Dead at 96

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FILE – Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died. She…