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Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 in Southside, Chicago. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, opened in March 1959 and made history by being the first play written by a female black author to be staged on Broadway and won the New York Critics' Circle Award. Her career was cut short by her death when she was only 34.

Oct 27, 2021

Cover of Les Blancs

Jan 1, 2021

Cover of The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Dec 25, 2014

Cover of Brain Function

Jan 4, 2012

Cover of Anastasia

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays

Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Jun 17, 2009

Cover of Raisin in the Sun, A. Bloom S Guides.

Raisin in the Sun, A. Bloom S Guides. (Bloom's Guides)

Apr 28, 2009

Cover of Lorraine Hansberry Audio Collection

Lorraine Hansberry Audio Collection

Jan 1, 2009

Cover of Raisin in the Sun, A. Blooms Guides.

Raisin in the Sun, A. Blooms Guides.

Jul 15, 2002

Cover of A Raisin in the Sun (Sparknotes Literature Guide)

A Raisin in the Sun (Sparknotes Literature Guide)

Mar 6, 2001

Cover of Lorraine Hansberry Collection

Lorraine Hansberry Collection

Oct 1, 1992

Cover of Hansberry Lorraine : Raisin in the Sun (Original)

Hansberry Lorraine : Raisin in the Sun (Original)

Jul 1, 1987

Cover of Hansberry Lorraine : Raisin in the Sun (25th Anniversary)

Hansberry Lorraine : Raisin in the Sun (25th Anniversary) (Plume)

Apr 1, 1983

Cover of Hansberry Lorraine : Lorraine Hansberry:Collected Last Plays

Hansberry Lorraine : Lorraine Hansberry:Collected Last Plays (Plume)

Feb 1, 1983

Cover of The Movement

Sep 1, 1970

Cover of Hansberry Lorraine : to be Young Gifted and Black

Hansberry Lorraine : to be Young Gifted and Black (Signet)

Sep 1, 1970

Cover of To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

Jul 1, 1966

Cover of A Raisin in the Sun and the Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

A Raisin in the Sun and the Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Jul 12, 1959

Cover of A "Raisin in the Sun"

A "Raisin in the Sun" (Modern Library) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) (Bloom's Guides)