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- Narrated by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson and featuring the voice of Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose as Hansberry.
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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.
Lorraine Hansberry was born on 19 May 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), American Playhouse (1980) and Camera Three (1954). She was married to Robert Nemiroff. She died on 12 January 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), American Playhouse (1982) and National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2020).
- Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
- May 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. [1] The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred" [2]) by Langston Hughes.
- Lorraine Hansberry
- 1959
Narrated by acclaimed actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson (The Fighting Temptations, A Raisin in the Sun) and featuring the voice of Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose (A Raisin in the...
Jan 23, 2018 · Most everyone is familiar with actress Lorriane Hansberry and her phenomenal work in the classic film A Raisin In The Sun. However, not many people know about her creativity and her extensive work in activism.
Sep 24, 2024 · Lorraine Hansberry Biography. Lorraine Hansberry was born at Provident Hospital on the South Side of Chicago on May 19, 1930. She was the youngest of Nannie Perry Hansberry and Carl Augustus Hansberry’s four children. Her father founded Lake Street Bank, one of the first banks for blacks in Chicago, and ran a successful real estate business.
