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Lorraine Hansberry

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Born: May 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Lorraine Hansberry was born May 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois. Her family challenged legal segregation, giving rise to the Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee. This might have inspired Hansberry to accomplish a first: The opening of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway on March 11, 1959, which was adapted to screenplay form for two feature films. No black female author had done the former before. The ...

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Film

7 Titles
A Raisin in the Sun
6.1
FILM
A Raisin in the Sun2008
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
FILM
A Raisin in the Sun1961
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
6.0
FILM
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs2019
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2
FILM
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart2017
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
7.0
FILM
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
9.0
FILM
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement1978
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
FILM
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words1969

Series

1 Title
The David Susskind Show
7.0
SERIES
The David Susskind Show1959–
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