1930 - 1965
Lorraine Hansberry American Playwright
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Lorraine Hansberry was previously married to Robert Nemiroff (1953 - 1964).
Lorraine Hansberry was in a relationship with Maya Angelou.
Lorraine Hansberry had an encounter with James Baldwin.
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American Playwright Lorraine Hansberry passed away on 12th Jan 1965 New York, New York, USA aged 34. Born Lorraine Vivian Hansberry on 19th May, 1930 (Taurus) in Chicago, Illinois, USA and educated at Englewood Elementary, IL, Lorraine Hansberry is most remembered for She wrote "A Raisin In The Sun. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
10 years, 9 months
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| Dating | 1 |
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| Encounter | 1 |
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| Total | 3 |
10 years, 9 months
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3 years, 7 months
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Details
| First Name |
Lorraine
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| Middle Name |
Vivian
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| Last Name |
Hansberry
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| Full Name at Birth |
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
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| Alternative Name |
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, Lorraine Hansberry
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| Age |
34 (age at death) years
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| Birthday |
19th May, 1930
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Died |
12th January, 1965
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| Place of Death |
New York, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Pancreatic cancer
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| Buried |
Bethel Cemetery, Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Lesbian
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| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Betsy Ross Elementary, IL, Englewood Elementary, IL
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| University |
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, Roosevelt University, New School for Social Research, W.E.B. DuBois at the Jefferson School for Social Sciences, NY
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| Occupation Text |
Playwright
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| Occupation |
Playwright
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| Claim to Fame |
She wrote "A Raisin In The Sun
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| Official Websites |
www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lorraine_hansberry, www.allmovie.com/artist/lorraine-hansberry-p179362
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Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was a 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 living under racial segregation in Chicago. The title of the play was taken from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" At the age of 29, she won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award — making her the first African-American dramatist, the fifth woman, and the youngest playwright to do so. Hansberry's family had struggled against segregation, challenging a restrictive covenant and eventually provoking the 1940 Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee.
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