A former model, the stage-trained Cicely Tyson gained widespread attention for her role as a secretary on the hard-hitting TV series, "East Side/West Side" (CBS, 1963-64), opposite George C. Scott. Like many gifted black performers, Tyson established herself in the theater and found occasional film roles in the 1960s (like her turn as a domestic in "The Heart Is a Lonely…
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