Starting in the mid-1960s, Cicely Tyson had a decades-long, on-again, off-again romance with trumpeter Miles Davis.
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It was turbulent, but during their time in the spotlight, they were one of the most stylish couples in America.
“Miles and I were among a handful of Black power couples of the sixties, an artistic duo that drew stares,” wrote Tyson in her autobiography latimes.com/entertainment-…
“Miles and I were among a handful of Black power couples of the sixties, an artistic duo that drew stares,” wrote Tyson in her autobiography latimes.com/entertainment-…
One measure of their fame? The Tyson/Davis nuptials were held at then-high-flying comedian Bill Cosby’s house and officiated by then-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young. latimes.com/entertainment-… 
“She had a different kind of beauty that you didn’t usually see in black women on television," Davis wrote in his own autobiography.
Here's how their romance ended: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here's how their romance ended: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here's everything you need to know about Tyson's career, and a gallery of her life latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
"Legacies are not footprints in the sand, destined to lose depth and meaning as the wind of time blows. Instead, think of them as a compass, pointing the generations that come after in the direction they must go." latimes.com/entertainment-…
“She lived a remarkable life up to the last moment. A true pioneer"
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Here's Lenny Kravitz's tribute to his godmother latimes.com/entertainment-…
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