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Cicely Tyson

Actor who opened doors, and worlds

ONE OF THE GREAT ACTRESSES OF THE 1970S DIDN’T HAVE MANY STARRING ROLES IN FILM; she would find many of her most prestigious parts on television and in theater. But Cicely Tyson, who died on Jan. 28, at 96, was magnificent in any medium, even if Hollywood had no idea what to

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