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Playwright
 
Playwright
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Notable as the author of 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1959).  First black person to write a play which performed on Broadway.  Staff member of the newspaper 'Freedom'.  Activist for gay rights and feminism.  Subject of the book 'Looking for Lorraine: The Radical and Radiant Life of Lorraine Hansberry' by Imani Perry (2018, Lambda Literary Award).
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.biography.com/people/lorraine-hansberry-9327823
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* https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/lorraine-hansberry
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* https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/apr/23/artsfeatures.stage
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* https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2018/1/19/why-mid-century-lesbian-playwrights-message-endures
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* https://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/11/06/looking-lorraine-imani-perry/
  
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 4 June 2019

Lorraine Hansberry

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1930 - 1965

Occupation

Playwright

Description

Notable as the author of 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1959). First black person to write a play which performed on Broadway. Staff member of the newspaper 'Freedom'. Activist for gay rights and feminism. Subject of the book 'Looking for Lorraine: The Radical and Radiant Life of Lorraine Hansberry' by Imani Perry (2018, Lambda Literary Award).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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