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15 de may. de 2024 · Lorraine Hansberry (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 12, 1965, New York, New York) was an American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
- Ethel Barrymore
Barrymore also appeared in vaudeville, on radio, and on...
- Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry was a U.S. writer in the mid-1900s. In...
- A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a drama in three acts by Lorraine...
- Ethel Barrymore
7 de jun. de 2024 · A Raisin in the Sun is a drama in three acts by Lorraine Hansberry, first published and produced in 1959. The play’s title is taken from ‘Harlem,’ a poem by Langston Hughes. The play is a penetrating psychological study of a working-class Black family on the South Side of Chicago in the 1940s.
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and writer. 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 .
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.
Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, a playwright, writer, and activist who wrote A Raisin in the Sun. Explore her family history, political views, personal relationships, and legacy at the museum.
1 de oct. de 2021 · One of the most celebrated black playwrights in America to break the color barrier in the theatre was activist and feminist Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, who was born on May 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illiois. She was the youngest by seven years of four children.
Lorraine Hansberry. (1930–65). U.S. playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s classic A Raisin in the Sun (1959), a realistic drama about a black Chicago family, was the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
