Lorraine Hansberry

Info

Role

Writer

Date of birth

05/19/1930

Date of death

01/12/1965

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lorraine Hansberry

Biography

Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Lorraine Vivian Hansberry. She was a writer, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), American Playhouse (1980) and National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2020). She was married to Robert Nemiroff. She died on January 12, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.