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Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama

• 1975 ----- color ----- 35 min ----- vhs
• Reviews the life and examines the work of Lorraine Hansberry, revealing her importance as playwright, woman, and black. Retraces her life from early childhood to her premature death from cancer at 34. Born on the south side of Chicago, she came from an affluent family, yet they still lived in the ghetto. In segments from a television interview she tells how she uses the obstacles that confront her to focus her artistic vision. She explains her view of realistic drama and analyzes the role of the Mother in A Raisin in the Sun. Includes excerpts from A Raisin in the Sun (both stage and screen versions), The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and Les Blancs.
• Topics: (American Ethnic Studies: Afro-American, Biography, Drama, Women Studies)

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