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Celebrated actress Cicely Tyson, who scored an Oscar nomination for her work in “Sounder” and a pair of Emmys for the powerful 1974 TV film “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died today [January 28th] at age 96.
Her manager, Larry Thompson, confirmed her death in a statement, asking for privacy on behalf of her family.
“I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” Thompson said. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a star, on top of the tree.”
Tyson’s memoir, titled Just As I Am, was released just this week.
No other details about her death were immediately released.
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