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15 de mai. 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.
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- Lorraine Hansberry was an American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on B...
- Lorraine Hansberry attended the University of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and then briefly the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Roosevelt Univer...
- Lorraine Hansberry wrote the plays A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (1964). Her promising career was cut short b...
7 de mai. de 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, the first African American woman to have a play on Broadway. Discover how her childhood, family and political views influenced her writing and legacy.
7 de mai. de 2024 · 1967. The two-year anniversary of Hansberry’s death is commemorated with a seven-hour radio documentary called Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words, produced by Nemiroff with recorded performances by 61 of America’s greatest actors.
Há 4 dias · VIDEO NOTES:. 👉🏾LORRAINE HANSBERRY became the FIRST BLACK WOMAN to have a play performed on BROADWAY. 👉🏿65 years ago (MARCH 1959) A Raisin In The Sun debuted at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City
7 de mai. de 2024 · Hansberry was the youngest American, fifth woman and first black to win the award. A Raisin in the Sun marked the turning point for black artists in professional theater. It took about a year for producers Philip Rose and David Cogan to raise enough money from 150 investors to finance the play.
Há 4 dias · May Hansberry was the first Black woman whose play was produced on Broadway, and one of the many reasons why this is a must-read. Debuting in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun follows the Youngers, a multigenerational Black family doing their best to survive in the hyper-segregated south Chicago. With the passing of Mama’s husband, she receives an ...
14 de mai. de 2024 · Lorraine Hansberry turns the raw material of family history (her father's decision in 1938 to defy Chicago's restrictive real-estate covenants) into a play whose appeal derives in part from the specificity of its focus (on the Younger family) and the universality of its main concern (dreams deferred). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams.
