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Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and writer. [ 1] She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best-known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun, highlights the lives of black Americans in Chicago living under racial segregation.
Aug 16, 2023 · Playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry wrote 'A Raisin in the Sun' and was the first Black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award.
Jul 9, 2024 · Learn about Lorraine Hansberry, the first African American woman to have a play on Broadway, A Raisin in the Sun. Explore her life, career, and legacy as a playwright and civil rights activist.
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- Lorraine Hansberry was an American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on B...
- Lorraine Hansberry attended the University of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and then briefly the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Roosevelt Univer...
- Lorraine Hansberry wrote the plays A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (1964). Her promising career was cut short b...
In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first African American woman to have a show produced on Broadway—A Raisin in the Sun. As a playwright, feminist, and racial justice activist, Hansberry never shied away from tough topics during her short and extraordinary life.
Jul 8, 2019 · Learn about Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway and a civil rights activist. Explore her life, career, achievements, and impact on American theater and society.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
Lorraine Hansberry’s collected works include published plays, books, and acting editions of her plays; articles and essays; and audio and video materials, including cast recordings, film and television productions, speeches, and radio and television interviews.
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Apr 14, 2021 · The playwright Lorraine Hansberry in 1959. David Attie/Getty Images. By Parul Sehgal. April 14, 2021. The curtain rises on a dim, drab room. An alarm sounds, and a woman wakes. She tries to...
