People named Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry 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. The production starred Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger, Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger, Ivan Dixon as Joseph Asagai, Lonne Elder III as Bobo, John Fielder as Karl Lindner, Glynn Turman as Travis Younger, Louis Gossett, Jr. Born: May 19, 1930, Chicago, IL Died: January 12, 1965 (age 34 years), New York, NY Education: Englewood Technical Prep Academy, The New School, University of Wisconsin-Madison Spouse: Robert B. Nemiroff (m. 1953–1962) Parents: Carl Augustus Hansberry, Nannie Louise Perry . Siblings: Mamie Louise Hansberry, Carl Augustus Hansberry, Jr., Perry Holloway Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry of District Heights, Prince Georges County, MD was born on May 19, 1934, and died at age 70 years old on April 22, 2005.

Lorraine A Hansberry of Westport, Fairfield County, CT was born on June 2, 1918, and died at age 73 years old on March 16, 1992.