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... Wikipedia
Born: May 19, 1930, Chicago, IL
Died: January 12, 1965 (age 34 years), New York, NY
Parents: Carl Augustus Hansberry and Nannie Louise Perry
Spouse: Robert B. Nemiroff (m. 1953–1962)
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