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Lorraine Hansberry(1930-1965)

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Lorraine Hansberry
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 (1982) and National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2020). She was previously married to Robert Nemiroff. She died on 12 January 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 19, 1930
DiedJanuary 12, 1965(34)
BornMay 19, 1930
DiedJanuary 12, 1965(34)
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Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry

Known for:

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1961
Stacking (1987)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2020)
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2020
Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1955)
Camera Three
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2020)
    National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
    • play
    • 2020
  • A Raisin in the Sun (2014)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    • play
    • 2014
  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Justin Martin, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad in A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Les Blancs
    • playwright
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Love to All, Lorraine
    • story
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Die Mission
    • original idea
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
    • writings
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1955)
    Camera Three
    • writings
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 19, 1930
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 12, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Robert NemiroffJune 19, 1953 - March 10, 1964 (divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Shauneille Perry(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Play: "A Raisin in the Sun"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 6 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Her play, "A Raisin in the Sun", was the first successful Broadway play ever written by a black female playwright.
  • Quotes
    The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

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