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Lorraine Hansberry(1930-1965)

  • Writer
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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), A Raisin in the Sun (2014) and Camera Three (1954). She was 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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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1961
A Raisin in the Sun (2014)
A Raisin in the Sun
  • Writer
  • 2014
Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
Camera Three
6.3
TV Series
  • Writer
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • National Theatre at Home: Les Blancs (2020)
    National Theatre at Home: Les Blancs
    7.8
    Video
    • 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
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2008
  • Les Blancs
    Video
    • playwright
    • 1998
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1989
  • Love to All, Lorraine
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1983
  • Die Mission
    TV Movie
    • original idea
    • 1974
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • writings
    • 1972
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writings
    • 1969
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    8.0
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Personal details

  • 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)
  • Children
    • none
  • Parents
      Carl A. Hansberry Sr.
  • Relatives
      William Leo Hanberry(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    Play: "A Raisin in the Sun"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • 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.
  • Salary
    • A Raisin in the Sun
      (1961)
      $350,000

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