Cicely Tyson in “A Man Called Adam,” 1966. Sammy Davis Jr., Ossie Davis, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra also starred in the film.
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Cicely Tyson and modeling pioneer Ophelia DeVore disembarking from an airplane, probably in the early 1960s. Ms. Tyson, while doing a bit of modeling herself, trained models and actors at Ms. DeVore’s famous charm school. Photo via opheliadevore.com
Forgive the 3G shot, but I had to share Vintage Black Glamour icons Phylicia Rashad, Cicely Tyson & Valerie Simpson at b. michael’s Fall 2012 show last night.
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Whitney Houston with Arthur Mitchell, Cicely Tyson and her mother, Cissy Houston on December 9, 1988. Photo courtesy of Robert Garland of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Happy 78th Birthday Cicely Tyson! Photo by Douglas Kirkland, January 1973.
Harry Belafonte, Carmen de Lavallade, Cicely Tyson and Robert Earl Jones (father of James Earl Jones) in the 1959 Belafonte-produced film noir, Odds Against Tomorrow. The most fascinating 9 minutes you’ll spend today.
Cicely Tyson, January 1973. Photo by Douglas Kirkland.
Actress Janet MacLachlan in the 1960s. Born in Harlem in 1933 to Jamaican immigrants, Ms. MacLachlan graduated from Hunter College in 1955 with a degree in psychology. There, she studied drama in a private class taught by Sidney Poitier. She began her theater career as an understudy for Cicely Tyson in two productions, including Jean Genet’s “The Blacks: A Clown Show.” She also starred in “Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright” on Broadway along with Diana Sands, Ellen Holly and other fine actors. Her television and film work included “The Mod Squad,” “I Spy,” and “Sounder,” where she played Camille Johnson, a compassionate schoolteacher who encourages a sharecropper’s son with his education. Ms. MachLachlan died in Los Angeles on October 11, 2010.
Harry Belafonte, Carmen de Lavallade & Cicely Tyson in the 1959 Belafonte-produced film noir, Odds Against Tomorrow. The most fascinating 9 minutes you’ll spend today.
Cicely Tyson at the Oscars, March 27, 1973. She was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Sounder. She and Diana Ross made history as the first Black actresses nominated in the Best Actress category in the same year. Liza Minnelli won the award for her role in Cabaret. Photo via Jet magazine.
Cicely Tyson gracing the runway for b michael AMERICA during New York Fashion Week Fall 2011.
Yes, that is Nick Ashford. Rhonda Ross Kendrick and his wife Valerie Simpson are on his right.
