Timeline: Lorraine Hansberry

May 19, 1930

Lorraine's Birth

Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago.IL.
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May 19, 1930

Lorraine's family

Father: Carl Augustus Hansberry
Mother: Nannie Louise Hansberry
Sisters: Mamie Louise Hansberry
Brothers: Carl Augustus Hansberry, Jr., Perry Holloway Hansberry
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1948

Lorraine's education

Lorraine Hansberry went to the University of Wisconsin Madison in the year 1948. There is no specific date for this as I did my research only the specific year.
https://www.biography.com/writer/lorraine-hansberry
OTHER SCHOOLS:
-Art Institute of Chicago
-Roosevelt University
-New School

1950

Who/What influenced Hansberry to write?

"Lorraine Hansberry drew inspiration from personal experience when she sat down to write a play about a working class family on the South Side of Chicago. See how she worked to find the words to describe their hopes and struggles, and how she pressed on to complete “A Raisin in the Sun.
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Jun 20, 1953

Lorraine and Robert Nemiroff Marry

Lorraine got married to Robert Nemiroff on June 20, 1953
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry

1963

Lorraine's health issues

Lorraine was a heavy smoker her entire life, she later was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1963. As the saying goes, the show must go on, and Hansberry worked on the play even as her illness progressed. It opened on Broadway on October 15, 1964.
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