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Lorraine Hansberry (* 19. Mai 1930 in Chicago; † 12. Januar 1965 in New York, NY) war eine amerikanische Dramatikerin und politische Aktivistin.
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 .
15. Mai 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...
16. Aug. 2023 · Learn about Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to write a play on Broadway and win a New York Critics’ Circle award. Discover her life, work, civil rights activism and legacy.
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.
7. Mai 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.
8. Juli 2019 · Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930–January 12, 1965) was a playwright, essayist, and civil rights activist. She is best known for writing "A Raisin in the Sun," the first play by a Black woman produced on Broadway. Her civil rights work and writing career were cut short by her death from pancreatic cancer at age 34.
