Cicely Tyson, ‘Sounder’ and ‘Miss Jane Pittman’ star, dead at 96
according to The Associated Press.This week her latest book, “Just As I Am: A Memoir,” was published. It includes a forward by actress Viola Davis, who wrote of her Tyson’s memorable work, “Every one of these characters has left me with an emotional, spiritual, and psychological inheritance I will forever carry with me.”On Twitter Jan.