Census Confirms Ms. Tyson is 90 years old!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Cicely Tyson
ow-3 — 10 years ago(August 16, 2015 03:15 AM)
I love genealogy and it is a hobby of mine to do research. I too was getting frustrated with the dual ages different sources was giving me. Similarly if any of you can remember Ruby Dee's true age of 91 wasn't known until she passed away. IMDB had her age about 8 or 9 years younger until it was confirmed and later changed. As for Ms. Tyson:
In the 1925 New York Census she is a baby.
Her father is named William and she has a brother named Melrose.
In the 1940 census she is 16 years old.
Cicely's age has been a mystery for her entire career. I remember reading some old Ebony articles on GoogleBooks and5b4 she was coy about revealing her age. She definitely looks amazing for 90 years old.
I wish I could post my findings, but those of you have to have an account on Ancestry.com to see it. I know someone on here has one and knows how to take a screen shot.