Well, it's the rough news of the day: Ossie Davis was found dead just a few hours ago in his hotel room - his temporary living quarters while shooting his newest film "Retirement".
I won't claim to know everything there is to know about him, though his resume was extensive, and the role he played among black entertainers soars very high, dating back to his start in 1939. Personally, I most recently saw him in Badasssss! - and of course, his coupling up with Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep.
He was 87.