Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry
Total Credits at Criticker: 4 (Writer)
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A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger (Poitier) is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall... (imdb)
A Raisin in the Sun
An African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry (imdb)
American Playhouse - Season 8
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
The life and times of Lorraine Hansberry, an African-American writer and political activist, whose semi-autobiographical 1957 play "A Raisin in the Sun" became the first show on Broadway authored by an African-American.