query: how did the author of a raisin in the sun die

pos: Lorraine Hansberry effort to obtain all available background material on the subject, any derogatory information contained therein, and a photograph and complete description," while officers in Milwaukee and Chicago examined her life history. Later, an FBI reviewer of "Raisin in the Sun" highlighted its Pan-Africanist themes as dangerous. Hansberry died of pancreatic cancer on January 12, 1965, aged 34. James Baldwin believed "it is not at all farfetched to suspect that what she saw contributed to the strain which killed her, for the effort to which Lorraine was dedicated is more than enough to kill a man." Hansberry's funeral was held in

neg: Sun-Maid Fresno as the rail stop, Fresno Station. Depots in surrounding communities soon followed. As the railroads expanded, so too did the area surrounding Fresno Station, attracting farmers eager to grow agricultural products to satisfy the increasing demand from faraway markets. Once raisins were established as a marketable crop which grew and dried well under the Californian sun, raisin grape-growing areas expanded rapidly in the late 19th century. The earliest successful efforts to form a cooperative business by raisin growers began in 1898. With community support, the California Associated Raisin Company was established in 1912. In 1915, the brand name Sun-Maid,

neg: Charles J. Shields Life". “Shields knows how to tell a good story,” said the "Los Angeles Review of Books", “one that will appeal especially to those interested in the ins and outs of the publishing industry and the ups and downs of a writer’s life (spoiler alert: there are many).” "There is Always Something Left to Love: Lorraine Hansberry & A Raisin in the Sun" is scheduled for publication by Holt in 2020. Shields is married and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the father of Andrew (1983-2012), and Lauren Shields, author of "The Beauty Suit: How My Year of Religious Modesty Made

neg: Lorraine Hansberry and wrote about feminism and homophobia, joining the Daughters of Bilitis and contributing two letters to their magazine, "The Ladder", in 1957 under her initials "LHN." She separated from her husband at this time, but they continued to work together. "A Raisin in the Sun" was written at this time and completed in 1957. Opening on March 11, 1959, "A Raisin in the Sun" became the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. The 29-year-old author became the youngest American playwright and only the fifth woman to receive the New York Drama Critics Circle

neg: Ralph Carter Supposed to Die a Natural Death" for the Classical Theater of Harlem Company. Ralph Carter Ralph David Carter (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor and singer best remembered as Michael Evans, the youngest child of Florida and James Evans, Sr., on the CBS sitcom "Good Times" from 1974–1979. Before joining "Good Times", Carter appeared in the Broadway musical "Raisin," based on the Lorraine Hansberry drama "A Raisin in the Sun"; as was noted in the credits during the first season. Carter started on Broadway at just nine years old in the musical "The Me Nobody Knows". After runs

neg: A Raisin in the Sun is African-American, "A Raisin in the Sun" was considered a risky investment, and it took over a year for producer Philip Rose to raise enough money to launch it. There was disagreement with how it should be played, with focus on the mother or focus on the son. When the play hit New York, Poitier played it with the focus on the son and found not only his calling but also an audience enthralled. After touring to positive reviews, the play premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March 11, 1959. It transferred to the Belasco Theatre on

neg: Sun-Maid Sun-Maid Sun-Maid Growers of California is a privately owned American cooperative of raisin growers headquartered in Kingsburg, California. Sun-Maid is the largest raisin and dried fruit processor in the world. As a cooperative, Sun-Maid is made up of approximately 850 family farmers who grow raisin grapes within radius of the processing plant. Sun-Maid also sources dried fruit beyond this geographical area. In 2012, Sun-Maid celebrated its 100th anniversary as a grower cooperative. Sun-Maid raisins are packaged in a red box featuring the iconic “Sun-Maid Girl” wearing a red sunbonnet and holding a tray of fresh grapes. Sun-Maid raisins are grown

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. It follows a black family that wants a better life away from the city. "A Raisin in the Sun" was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States of America National Film Registry by

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 American made-for-television film directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan reprising their roles from the 2004 revival which was also directed by Leon. The teleplay by Paris Qualles is based on the award-winning 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry and is the second film adaptation of that play following the 1961 film that starred Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands. "A Raisin in the Sun" debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film

neg: A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun as moving today as it was then." In 1960 "A Raisin In The Sun" was nominated for four Tony Awards: Some five months after its Broadway opening, Hansberry's play appeared in London's West End, playing at the Adelphi Theatre from August 4, 1959. As on Broadway, the director was Lloyd Richards, and the cast was as follows: The play was presented (as before) by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan, in association with the British impresario Jack Hylton. In 1961, a film version of "A Raisin in the Sun" was released featuring its original Broadway

neg: William A. Sutherland 1904. This book was reprinted by Fred B. Rothman & Co. in 1991. By 1912, Fresno's dominant industry, raisins, was in terrible shape. Prices were so low that they did not cover production costs. M. Theo Kearney's attempt to organize the raisin farmers had failed in 1904. After his death in 1906, several industry groups tried unsuccessfully between 1907 and 1912 to follow the Kearney model of a capitalized raisin cooperative. A group of prominent growers and Fresno businessmen, and Sutherland as their lawyer, formed the California Associated Raisin Company (later known as Sun-Maid). Similar to the Kearney model, the

neg: Sun-Maid been reproduced internationally and is perhaps the artist's best known work, unchanged for more than 40 years. In 2006, the Sun-Maid Girl was animated for television commercials in which she walked and talked for the first time. The commercials were designed and produced by Synthespian Studios. Sun-Maid Sun-Maid Growers of California is a privately owned American cooperative of raisin growers headquartered in Kingsburg, California. Sun-Maid is the largest raisin and dried fruit processor in the world. As a cooperative, Sun-Maid is made up of approximately 850 family farmers who grow raisin grapes within radius of the processing plant. Sun-Maid also

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) up the play just enough to avoid the usual stage-to-screen claustrophobia. Mervyn Warren's score is a bit more earnest and old-fashioned than would be ideal for this essentially faithful yet refreshed take on a dramatic golden oldie." James Greenberg of "The Hollywood Reporter" said, ""A Raisin in the Sun" never totally transcends its origins on the stage and it's a long way from cutting edge cinema. But those who can relax into the leisurely pace and lush language will be rewarded with an earnest and moving night at the movies . . . As he did on stage, Leon gets

neg: Sun-Maid the Kingsburg plant serves as the international headquarters of Sun-Maid Growers of California. The original "Sun-Maid Girl" was a real person named Lorraine Collett. She attended the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco as one of several young girls representing the California Associated Raisin Company. The Sun-Maid girls promoted the raisin industry by handing out raisin samples to visitors of the Expo while wearing white blouses with blue piping and blue sunbonnets. A photograph of Collett appeared in the "San Francisco Bulletin" in 1915 and promoted Sun-Maid’s activities at the Exposition. While working at the Expo in San Francisco,

neg: A Raisin in the Sun as Stephen Colbert reciting "A Dream Deferred" just before the closing credits. A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood as they attempt to "better" themselves with an insurance payout following the death of the father. The New York Drama Critics' Circle named it the best play of 1959. Walter and Ruth Younger,

neg: A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood as they attempt to "better" themselves with an insurance payout following the death of the father. The New York Drama Critics' Circle named it the best play of 1959. Walter and Ruth Younger, their son Travis, along with Walter's mother Lena (Mama) and Walter's sister

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) and slightly dangerous, but they believe that they can succeed through optimism, determination, and remaining together as a family. Ruby Dee won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. Both Poitier and MacNeil were nominated for Golden Globe Awards, and director Petrie received a special "Gary Cooper Award" at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and adapted

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie but lost to "Recount". Phylicia Rashad was nominated Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie but lost to Laura Linney for "John Adams". Audra McDonald was nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie but lost to Eileen Atkins for "Cranford". A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 American made-for-television film directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan reprising their roles from the 2004 revival which was also directed by

neg: Raisin higher antioxidant capacity than sun-dried black raisins do. Raisin A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word "raisin" is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape, with "sultana" being a golden-colored dried grape, and "currant" being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape. The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, "raisin" means "grape", while a dried grape is a

neg: Claudia McNeil Claudia McNeil Claudia McNeil (August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993) was an American actress known for premiering the role of matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of "A Raisin in the Sun". She later appeared in a 1981 production of the musical version of the play, "Raisin" presented by Equity Library Theater. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award, first for her onstage performance in "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), and again for the play "Tiger Tiger Burning Bright" in 1962. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA

neg: A Raisin in the Sun October 19, 1959, and closed on June 25, 1960, after 530 total performances. Directed by Lloyd Richards, the cast comprised: Ossie Davis later took over as Walter Lee Younger, and Frances Williams as Lena Younger. Waiting for the curtain to rise on opening night, Hansberry and producer Rose did not expect the play to be a success, for it had already received mixed reviews from a preview audience the night before. Though it won popular and critical acclaim, reviewers argued about whether the play was "universal" or particular to African-American experience. It was then produced on tour. "A Raisin in

neg: A Raisin in the Sun family; the second act takes place 50 years later. The 2013 play by Kwame Kwei-Armah entitled "Beneatha's Place" follows Beneatha after she leaves with Asagai to Nigeria and, instead of becoming a doctor, becomes the Dean of Social Sciences at a respected (unnamed) California university. The two above plays were referred to by Kwei-Armah as "The Raisin Cycle" and were produced together by Baltimore's Center Stage in the 2012–2013 season. Season 1, Episode 3 of "Strangers with Candy" is based around a school production of "A Raisin in the Sun", and features an excerpt from the 1961 movie as well

neg: White raisins arthritis sufferers in consuming such a raisin. White raisins White raisins are a variety of raisin that are white in colour. They are often called golden raisins or muscats. White raisins are oven dried unlike the typical sun-dried raisin. They can be eaten in place of "normal" raisins and are less sweet than sultanas. They are often used in baking such as in pies and with other fruits. The specific golden raisin variety was made popular by Paul Harvey, who in the 1990s told listeners about a folk remedy that when dipped in gin the raisin would relieve arthritis pain.

neg: Raisin (musical) speech with frog-throated sass from the heavy-breathing viols." "The New York Times" also reported that there are "ovations every night at the 46th Street Theatre for 'Raisin'. But they are for the cast, not individual performers. There are no stars... It was at the Arena Theater in Washington, where the play first opened this spring, that Mr. McKayle said he started evolving the ensemble-acting concept." Raisin (musical) Raisin is a musical theatre adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play "A Raisin in the Sun", with songs by Judd Woldin and Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff (who was Hansberry's

neg: Sun-Maid countries around the world. Sun-Maid produces more than of natural raisins annually. Nearly half of all Sun-Maid raisins are packed for consumer sales, whether in a box, a bag or a canister in varying sizes. The other half are sold as an ingredient to bakeries, cereal companies, as raisin paste and raisin concentrate. The Thompson Seedless grape is the most popular variety used to make raisins, although other grapes, such as Fiesta, Flame and Zante currants are also used. In addition to raisins, Sun-Maid packs a full line of dried fruit, such as figs, dates, cranberries, apples, prunes, apricots and

neg: The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window is the second and last staged play by playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of "A Raisin in the Sun". The play is a story about a man named Sidney, his pitfalls within his personal life, and struggles in Bohemian culture. The play premiered October 15, 1964 and received mixed reviews. It encompasses themes of race, suicide, homosexuality, and also focuses on individual characters learning to cope with life. Lorraine Hansberry, the author of "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window", had several works produced prior to this piece. Hansberry used

neg: The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window to write for a paper as an author before deciding to write her first play. Before becoming a playwright, she actively wrote for groups promoting African-American rights. She published a piece produced by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, advocating for the well being of African Americans. Hansberry's personal past, values, and involvement with ideological movements heavily influenced thematic elements in her plays. Her first piece as a playwright, "A Raisin in the Sun", drew attention to her as not only an author but as playwright. This piece received several awards and was the first Broadway production written by an African-American

neg: Ross Raisin delinquency." Writing in "The Guardian" Justine Jordan described the novel as "an absorbing read", which marked Raisin out as "a young writer to watch". In April 2009 the book won Raisin the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. He is currently a writer-in-residence for the charity First Story. Ross Raisin Ross Raisin FRSL (born 1979) is a British novelist. Ross Raisin was born and brought up in Silsden, West Yorkshire. He is the author of three novels: "A Natural" (2017), "Waterline" (2011) and "God’s Own Country" (2008). His work has won and been shortlisted for over ten literary

neg: White raisins White raisins White raisins are a variety of raisin that are white in colour. They are often called golden raisins or muscats. White raisins are oven dried unlike the typical sun-dried raisin. They can be eaten in place of "normal" raisins and are less sweet than sultanas. They are often used in baking such as in pies and with other fruits. The specific golden raisin variety was made popular by Paul Harvey, who in the 1990s told listeners about a folk remedy that when dipped in gin the raisin would relieve arthritis pain. No actual benefits have been found from

neg: Phylicia Rashad "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Gem of the Ocean", "Raisin in the Sun" (2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play/Drama Desk Award), "Blue", "Jelly's Last Jam", "Into the Woods", and "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death". Off-Broadway credits include Lincoln Center’s productions of "Cymbeline" and "Bernarda Alba"; "Helen", "The Story" and "Everybody's Ruby" at the Public Theater; The Negro Ensemble Company productions of "Puppet Play", "Zooman and the Sign", "Sons and Fathers of Sons", "In an Upstate Motel", "Weep Not For Me", and "The Great Mac Daddy"; Lincoln Center's production of Ed Bullins' "The Duplex"; and

neg: A Raisin in the Sun the Sun" was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first with a black director, Mr. Richards. Hansberry noted that her play introduced details of black life to the overwhelmingly white Broadway audiences, while director Richards observed that it was the first play to which large numbers of black people were drawn. Frank Rich, writing in "The New York Times" in 1983, stated that "A Raisin in the Sun" "changed American theater forever." In 2016, Claire Brennan wrote in "The Guardian" that "The power and craft of the writing make

neg: Raisin (musical) Raisin (musical) Raisin is a musical theatre adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play "A Raisin in the Sun", with songs by Judd Woldin and Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff (who was Hansberry's former husband) and Charlotte Zaltzberg. The story concerns an African-American family in Chicago in 1951. The musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Musical, and the Broadway production ran for 847 performances. In Chicago in 1951, an African-American family, Ruth Younger, her husband Walter Lee Younger, their son Travis and Walter's mother are living in a cramped apartment. Walter is a

neg: Raisin (musical) the book of the musical "is perhaps even better than the play... 'Raisin' is one of those unusual musicals that should not only delight people who love musicals, but might also well delight people who don't". After the Broadway opening, Walter Kerr of "The New York Times" wrote, "The strength of "Raisin" lies in the keen intelligence and restless invention of a musical underscoring that has simply invaded Lorraine Hansbury's once tightly-knit, four-walled, close-quartered play, "A Raisin in the Sun", plucking the walls away, spilling the action onto the streets with a jittery down-flight of strings, mocking and matching realistic

neg: Raisin Bran Raisin Bran Raisin bran (sultana bran in some countries) is a breakfast cereal manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names, including Kellogg's Raisin Bran, General Mills' Total Raisin Bran and Post Cereals' Post Raisin Bran. Skinner's Raisin Bran was the first raisin bran brand on the market, introduced in the United States in 1926 by the Skinner Manufacturing Company. The name "Raisin Bran" was at one time trademarked by Skinner, however in 1944 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found: In 1991, Kellogg's complained that WIC program guidelines did not allow for the purchase

neg: Philip Rose (theatrical producer) 18, 1964 Produced by Philip Rose Dec 19, 1963 - Jun 20, 1964 Produced by Philip Rose Feb 19, 1963 - Mar 9, 1963 Produced by Philip Rose May 19, 1962 - Sep 15, 1962 Produced by Philip Rose Sep 28, 1961 - May 12, 1962 Produced by Philip Rose Mar 10, 1960 - Mar 12, 1960 Produced by Philip Rose Mar 11, 1959 - Jun 25, 1960 "American Masters" ... Himself - Producer 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1 episode, 2000) Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV Episode ... Himself - Producer 'A Raisin in the Sun' Philip

neg: Earl Whitehill a model for Sun-Maid Raisins during the 1920s. She was known as The Sun-Maid Raisin Girl. After he was traded to Washington, for Firpo Marberry and Carl Fischer, Whitehill fit right in there, going a career-best 22–8 in his first year, with a 3.33 ERA (also a career-best, excluding his first year when he pitched in 8 games and had a 2.73 ERA). With Washington that year, he saw his first (and last) postseason action, when the Senators were defeated by the New York Giants in 5 games. However, Whitehill did his part, getting the only win of the series

neg: Ross Raisin Ross Raisin Ross Raisin FRSL (born 1979) is a British novelist. Ross Raisin was born and brought up in Silsden, West Yorkshire. He is the author of three novels: "A Natural" (2017), "Waterline" (2011) and "God’s Own Country" (2008). His work has won and been shortlisted for over ten literary awards. He won the "Sunday Times" Young Writer of the Year award in 2009, and in 2013 was named on "Granta's" once a decade Best of Young British Novelists list. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. His book for the "Read This" series,

neg: Kenny Leon end of that year, he directed the Broadway premiere of August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean". In spring 2007, he directed August Wilson's "Radio Golf". All three plays were nominated for Tony awards, and Leon was a Drama Desk Award nominee for "A Raisin in the Sun". He also directed the television version of "A Raisin in the Sun", which aired on ABC in February 2008. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2010 for Best Director for his work on August Wilson's "Fences", starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, earning them both nominations and wins for Best Performance

neg: Vivek Tiwary Vivek Tiwary Vivek J. Tiwary (born May 15, 1973) is an American author and theater producer. Tiwary graduated high school from New York's Collegiate School and graduated college from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, "magna cum laude", with undergraduate degrees from both the Wharton School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, Tiwary was a lead producer for a Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun". In 2010, Tiwary was a co-producer for both the Broadway productions of Green Day's rock opera, "American Idiot" and "The Addams Family". In total, Tiwary’s Broadway

neg: Lorraine Hansberry the 9th Ward of New Orleans. Heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it has since closed. In 2017, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. In January 2018, the PBS series American Masters released a new documentary, "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart," directed by Tracy Heather Strain. Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African-American playwright and writer. Hansberry was the first black 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

neg: Big White Fog much at ease on the stage as in their own homes." Reviewing the 1940 production for "The New Masses", Ralph Ellison wrote that ""Big White Fog" is like no other Negro play. The author takes a movement which has been passed off as a ludicrous effort by Negroes to ape British royalty and reveals in it that dignity of human groping which is characteristic of all oppressed peoples." "Big White Fog" has been compared by Michael Billington of "The Guardian" to the 1959 play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, and the 1930s drama work of Clifford Odets

neg: Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African-American playwright and writer. Hansberry was the first black 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 living under racial segregation in Chicago. Hansberry's family had struggled against segregation, challenging a restrictive covenant and eventually provoking the Supreme Court case "Hansberry v. Lee". The title of the play was taken from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like

neg: Straw wine to make the medieval Cypriot wine Commandaria, which is still produced today. Various Mediterranean raisin wines were described in the first century AD by Columella and Pliny the Elder. Pliny uses the Greek term for honey wine for the following raisin wine, "The grapes are left on the vine to dry in the sun...It is made by drying grapes in the sun, and then placing them for seven days in a closed place upon hurdles, some seven feet from the ground, care being taken to protect them at night from the dews: on the eighth day they are trodden out:

neg: Woodlawn, Chicago first half of the century, many University of Chicago professors lived in Woodlawn. With the Supreme Court ruling outlawing racially restrictive covenants in the 1950s, the combination of the expanding African American urban population, their limited housing options, and exploitive real estate maneuvers that divided up apartments into kitchenettes, Woodlawn began to have its first African American residents. Cayton and Drake described the anxieties and clashes that took place at the edge of the ghetto in "Black Metropolis". The play "A Raisin in the Sun" is based on the experiences of author Lorraine Hansberry and her family, who were among

neg: A Raisin in the Sun a new production of the play by director/producer Pauline Harris. This version restores the character of Mrs Johnson and a number of scenes that were cut from the Broadway production and subsequent film, with the following cast: The play opened April 6, 2017, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., directed by Tazewell Thompson, with the following cast: The 2010 Bruce Norris play "Clybourne Park" depicts the white family that sold the house to the Youngers. The first act takes place just before the events of "A Raisin in the Sun", involving the selling of the house to the African American

neg: Kenny Leon at the Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company; and a musical inspired by the work of rapper Tupac Shakur. In 2014, he directed the Broadway revival of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson and the Broadway premiere of the musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me", featuring the discography of Tupac Shakur. Leon won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for his work on "A Raisin in the Sun". That same year Mr. Leon directed "NPR Presents Water±", written by award-winning NPR Science Correspondent Christopher Joyce, and award-winning theater writers Arthur Yorinks

neg: Louis Gossett Jr. still a student at Abraham Lincoln High School, with no formal drama training. Gossett's Broadway theatre credits include "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959). Gossett stepped into the world of cinema in the Sidney Poitier vehicle "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1961. Also in 1961, Gossett appeared in the original cast of Jean Genet's "The Blacks", the longest running off-Broadway play of the decade, running for 1,408 performances. The original cast also featured James Earl Jones, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cicely Tyson, Godfrey Cambridge, Maya Angelou and Charles Gordone. In 1965, Gossett appeared in the musical play, "Zulu and the

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) an idea that repulses everyone in the Younger household. When Walter calls back Lindner to confirm the deal, he has a last-minute change of heart and seeking to restore the Youngers' pride, rejects Lindner's offer again. The Youngers eventually move out of their apartment, fulfilling their dream. The future seems uncertain and slightly dangerous, but they believe that they can succeed through optimism, determination, and remaining together as a family. The title was inspired by poet Langston Hughes' reflection on whether a deferred dream "dr[ies] up like a raisin in the sun." Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa

neg: Sun-Maid coined by advertising executive E.A. Berg, was launched; and in 1918 the company opened a new facility near downtown Fresno, California. By the early 1920s, the California Associated Raisin Company’s membership comprised 85 percent of the state’s raisin growers. The organization changed its name to Sun-Maid Growers of California in 1922 to identify more closely with its nationally recognized brand. In 1964, further modernization and growth led to the construction of, and move to, a new facility in neighboring Kingsburg. The 640,000-square-foot facility sits on more than 100 acres, and is located 20 miles south of Fresno. To this day,

neg: 1947 Raisin Bowl Jackson for a touchdown to open the scoring for the Spartans. Jackson returned the favor in the second half with a touchdown pass to Schembel. Bill Rhyne scored on a one-yard touchdown run to make it 20-0. The Aggies had the ball at the Spartan one in the first and fourth quarter, but they did not score, a consequence of having only 126 yards the entire game. The Aggies did not reach a bowl game again until 1960. The Spartans returned to the Raisin Bowl two years later. 1947 Raisin Bowl The 1947 Raisin Bowl was a college football postseason

neg: Gail Brewer-Giorgio "Did Elvis really die when and how they said he did?" Gail Brewer-Giorgio Gail Brewer-Giorgio, G.B. Giorgio or Gail Giorgio, is an American author whose works have speculated about the possibility that singer Elvis Presley may have faked his death in August 1977. Prior to the death of Elvis Presley, Giorgio wrote a novel which described how a popular Southern singer who called himself "Orion" faked his own death to escape the pressures of fame. According to Brewer-Giorgio, her publisher inexplicably began to recall her novel, which led her to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Presley. At about

neg: To Be Young, Gifted and Black To Be Young, Gifted and Black "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a song by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine. It was written in memory of Simone's late friend Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play "A Raisin in the Sun", who had died in 1965 aged 34. The song was originally recorded and released by Simone in 1969, also featuring on her 1970 album "Black Gold", and was a Civil Rights Movement anthem. Released as a single, it peaked at number eight on the R&B chart and number 76 on the Hot 100. Notable cover versions of

neg: The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window to see what they have until tragedy strikes. Throughout the play these intrinsic flaws represent the imperfection of people. The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window is the second and last staged play by playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of "A Raisin in the Sun". The play is a story about a man named Sidney, his pitfalls within his personal life, and struggles in Bohemian culture. The play premiered October 15, 1964 and received mixed reviews. It encompasses themes of race, suicide, homosexuality, and also focuses on individual characters learning to cope with life. Lorraine Hansberry,

neg: Horne v. Department of Agriculture remain after funding Raisin Committee operations and subsidizing exporters are given to the owner of the raisins. This amount is often zero. Marvin Horne, a raisin grower operating outside Kerman, California, did not want to give any of his raisins to the Raisin Committee. Because the raisin reserve is not collected from growers but from the raisin handlers who sell raisins directly to buyers, Horne restructured his farm to act as both a grower and a handler. He then contended that the reserve requirement no longer applied to him. However, the Raisin Committee disagreed. When the Committee sent its trucks

neg: The Imperial Physician Sun unknowingly seals his own doom by consuming meat whose origins he is unaware of. The author notes that Pu frequently references the theme of "underdetermination" () as seen in other stories like "Wang Zian". Another key theme in "The Imperial Physician" is filial piety; his sole motivation for becoming a "jinshi" is to make his mother proud, and so great is his love for his mother that he is unable to die in peace without having done her proud. In his essay "How to Make a Story Beautiful: On Aesthetic Dialectics of "Liao zhai zhi yi"", Li Hong-xiang lists

neg: To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play) which she eventually died at 34. The play was well received and was one of the most successful plays off-Broadway during the 1968–1969 season. The play is still anthologized and performed around the world. The autobiography adapted from the play was also critically acclaimed. To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play) "To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in her Own Words", was written by Lorraine Hansberry, an American writer best known for her 1957 play "A Raisin in the Sun", a play that made Hansberry the first black author of a show on Broadway. After her death in

neg: To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play) To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play) "To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in her Own Words", was written by Lorraine Hansberry, an American writer best known for her 1957 play "A Raisin in the Sun", a play that made Hansberry the first black author of a show on Broadway. After her death in 1965, Hansberry's ex-husband and friend, songwriter and poet Robert Nemiroff, collated her unpublished writings and adapted them into a stage play that first ran from 1968 to 1969 off Broadway. It was then converted into an equally successful autobiography with the same title. The

neg: Chocolate-covered raisin chocolate balls). Schokokugeln are a popular form of candy treat found widely in modern Germany. A traditional Germanic children's Christmas prayer also contains: "...Meine kleine Schokokugeln, oh, wie edel man die Früchte hängen nach unten zu verherrlichen. Mein Weinberg weint mit guter Laune an diesem Geschenk des Himmels." (...my little chocolate balls, oh, how nobly you glorify the fruit hanging down. My vineyard weeps with good cheer at this gift from heaven.) It is also likely that a precursor form of this food existed in Mesoamerican cultures, given the known consumption of cacao-based foods within these ancient societies, e.g., a

neg: Margaret Ford-Taylor most recent writing/directing assignments include "A Raisin In the Sun" for the Beck Center, "A Song For Coretta" for the Ensemble Theatre, the musicals "Listen To The Children" for the Foluke Theatre, "Double Nickel Blues", which premiered at Cleveland State University’s Factory Theatre and a debut novel, "On Liberty Street". Margaret Ford-Taylor Margaret Ford-Taylor is a playwright, director, author, actress, teacher and arts administrator . She has received many awards, commendations and honors, including the Kennedy Center scriptwriting competition for "Don't Rock the Boat", and two Emmy nominations. The first was for her performance in the public television production, "American

neg: Carmen Munroe Bernard Shaw’s "The Apple Cart" (1970). She also acted in such notable plays as Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun", Alice Childress's "Trouble in Mind" and James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner". She directed James Saunders' play "Alas, Poor Fred" for the Umoja Theatre, and also the British premiere of "Remembrance", by Derek Walcott at London's Art Theatre in 1987. Her work for television has encompassed being for a time a presenter of "Play School" as well as the BBC's lunchtime children's programme "How Do You Do", and a wide variety of acting appearances. These include a part in the

neg: Hermione Granger interview that Hermione was his favourite character. "There's something about her fierce intellect coupled with a complete lack of understanding of how she affects people sometimes that I just find charming and irresistible to write." In "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", Hermione Granger is played by the South African-born actress Noma Dumezweni, also known for her work in "Linda", "A Raisin in the Sun" and "A Human Being Died That Night". Dumezweni described the role as a "privilege and a responsibility" and said that "we all aspire to be Hermione." The choice of a black actress to play the

neg: Mrs. Miniver flower show, with Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley in the place of Lady Beldon. In the play "A Raisin in the Sun", Brother, Ruth, and Beneatha give Mama (Lena) a gift with the note "To our own Mrs. Miniver – Love from Brother, Ruth, and Beneatha". Citations Further reading Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel "Mrs. Miniver" by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War

neg: 2 Die 4 2 Die 4 2 Die 4 is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton first published in 2009. It follows the story a fourteen year boy named Ryan who bought a high tech mobile phone but it negatively affected him and made scary things happen. The author based the novel on the way someone calls but stays silent and imagined how scary it would be if someone kept doing that. He also based it on how mobile phones can be fun and useful yet users can be traced by the signal from them. He imagined if someone scary and dangerous

neg: 1949 Raisin Bowl They took a train ride back to Fort Collins, while the other players flew home. They did not return to a bowl game for 41 years, with that game also being played in California. 1949 Raisin Bowl The 1949 Raisin Bowl was held on January 1, 1949 at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California. This was the fourth annual Raisin Bowl and the last one played in January. The Occidental Tigers defeated the Colorado A&M Aggies by a score of 21–20. The game was the highest scoring of the five Raisin Bowls played. The first quarter was scoreless, but the action

neg: Black Girl (1972 film) a more moving experience." Roger Greenspun of "The New York Times" wrote, "I suspect that the real difference between the successful play and the failed movie lies in Ossie Davis's direction, which ranges from pedestrian to downright helpless." "Variety" quoted their own review, which called it "the best study of Negro family life since Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun"". Black Girl (1972 film) Black Girl is an American family drama film directed by Ossie Davis based on a play written by J.E. Franklin. The film explores issues and experiences of black womanhood in the 1970s, including how black

neg: A Raisin in the Sun and not accepting the buyout offer, stating that the family is proud of who they are and will try to be good neighbors. The play closes with the family leaving for their new home but uncertain future. The character Mrs. Johnson and a few scenes were cut from the Broadway performance and in reproductions due to time constraints. Mrs. Johnson is the Younger family's nosy and loud neighbor. She cannot understand how the family can consider moving to a white neighborhood and jokes that she will probably read in the newspaper in a month that they have been killed in

neg: A Raisin in the Sun has to remind him it is Mama's call how to spend it. Eventually Mama puts some of the money down on a new house, choosing an all-white neighborhood over a black one for the practical reason that it happens to be much cheaper. Later she relents and gives the rest of the money to Walter to invest with the provision that he reserve $3,000 for Beneatha's education. Walter passes the money on to Willy's naive sidekick Bobo, who gives it to Willy, who absconds with it, depriving Walter and Beneatha of their dreams, though not the Youngers of their new

neg: Diego Medrano every condition, the bohemians without solution, the damned who have only themselves. "How hard it is to kill oneself when someone truly wishes to die", whispered the author in one of his many presentations, apparently exhausted. With a bit of metaliterature, a lot of tragedy, complete "esperpento", black or medranic mass and the green urine of fools, the author managed to make an endless number of critics doubt, who did not know in what limits to frame this text. "What the hell is this?", asked certain reviewers in their blinking chronicles. The madness of the text, miraculously, cannot be untied

neg: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf a way that mimicked how real women speak so she could draw her readers' focus to the experience of reading and listening. In December 1974, Shange performed the first incarnation of her choreopoem with four other artists at a women's bar outside Berkeley, California. After moving to New York City, she continued work on "for colored girls...", which went on to open at the Booth Theatre in 1976, becoming the second play by a black woman to reach Broadway, preceded by Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959. Shange updated the original choreopoem in 2010, by adding the

neg: How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired () is a 1989 French-language Canadian drama film directed by , starring Isaach de Bankolé and Maka Kotto, and written by Haitian author Dany Laferrière based on his novel of the same name. The film was released in the US on 8th June, 1990. "The New York Times", the "Toronto Star", the "Toronto Sun" and "The Boston Globe" all refused to publish advertisements for the film, while "The Washington Post" did. The film was controversial upon its initial release because

neg: The Seven Minutes (film) Jadway, the book's author, and he did not die of a heart attack in Europe in the 1950s as was reported, and she knew that the book's content was not intended to be pornographic, but an examination of a woman's sexuality. When she is asked how she could know this, Constance responds with a bombshell, "Because I am J.J. Jadway, and I wrote "The Seven Minutes."" She had asked a friend to publicize the fake suicide of "J.J. Jadway" in order to discourage investigation into the book's author because, more than 20 years ago, it would have been bad for

neg: Guo Jia them alone. From what I observe, he'll eventually die at the hands of a common man." Guo Jia's prediction came true as Sun Ce was assassinated by the followers of Xu Gong (a commandery administrator he killed earlier) before he could even carry out his plan. Pei Songzhi commented that Guo Jia's accurate prediction of Sun Ce's assassination was a display of Guo's foresight, but not a good gauge of Guo's brilliance because Guo did not manage to predict which year Sun Ce would die. He felt that it was purely coincidental that Sun Ce was assassinated in the same

neg: How Civilizations Die The book consists three parts: How Civilizations Die How Civilizations Die (And Why Islam Is Dying Too) is a book written by the author and economist David P. Goldman, published on September 19, 2011 by Regnery Publishing. It discusses the declining in birthrates of both Europe and Islamic nations. In his view the decline in birthrates leads to the passive attitude of Europe, and the aggressive and violent attitude of the Islamic world, not from a stand of power, but from a point of desperate action. Most of the book is based on articles he published under the pseudonym "Spengler"

neg: How Civilizations Die How Civilizations Die How Civilizations Die (And Why Islam Is Dying Too) is a book written by the author and economist David P. Goldman, published on September 19, 2011 by Regnery Publishing. It discusses the declining in birthrates of both Europe and Islamic nations. In his view the decline in birthrates leads to the passive attitude of Europe, and the aggressive and violent attitude of the Islamic world, not from a stand of power, but from a point of desperate action. Most of the book is based on articles he published under the pseudonym "Spengler" on the "Asia Times" newspaper.

neg: Sam Nelson Sam Nelson Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as "Pennies from Heaven", "And Then There Were None", "All the King's Men", the original "", "Some Like It Hot", "A Raisin in the Sun", and "Spartacus". In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in

neg: Sam Nelson small roles. Sam Nelson Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as "Pennies from Heaven", "And Then There Were None", "All the King's Men", the original "", "Some Like It Hot", "A Raisin in the Sun", and "Spartacus". In addition he appeared in over a dozen

neg: Josephine Abady production that moved to Broadway. Abady also did film & TV work, including, with the assistance provided by an American Film Institute grant, "To Catch a Tiger", a short film inspired by the life of Nina Friedman Abady, Abady's own mother. She later co-produced a TV remake of "A Raisin in the Sun", which starred Esther Rolle and Danny Glover. Despite her advanced breast cancer, she was active during the last years of her life, until her death, at her home in Manhattan, aged 52. She was survived by her husband, sister, and brother. Josephine Abady Josephine R. "Josie" Abady

neg: Die Harzreise in beech, oak and familiar leafy bushes, no longer in firs and other pinewood trees. ... Yes, the legend is true, the Ilse is a princess, who runs down the mountainside, blooming and laughing. How her white bubbling robe glints in the sunshine! How her silver sashes flutter in the wind! How her diamonds sparkle and flash!". Die Harzreise Die Harzreise ("The Harz Journey") is a travel report by German poet and author Heinrich Heine on a journey to the Harz mountains. Compiled in autumn 1824, it was first published as a serial in January and February 1826 in the

neg: Glynn Turman prominent acting role at the age of 13 as Travis Younger in the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's classic "A Raisin in the Sun", opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett, Jr., Lonne Elder III, John Fiedler and Diana Sands. While he did not play the role when it transferred to film in 1961, he intensified his studies at Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. Upon graduation he apprenticed in regional and repertory companies throughout the country, including Tyrone Guthrie's Repertory Theatre, in which he performed in late '60s productions of "Good Boys", "Harper's Ferry",

neg: How the Poor Die his lungs, and a few moments later he was dead, aged 46. Controversy surrounds Sonia's activities. Some say she was at a nightclub and inaccessible. Others claim that at the end of the evening having had dinner with her friends she called the hospital and came back distraught with the news of Orwell's death. How the Poor Die "How the Poor Die" is an essay first published in 1946 in "Now" by the English author George Orwell. Orwell gives an anecdotal account of his experiences in a French public hospital which triggers a contemplation of hospital literature in the context

neg: How the Poor Die How the Poor Die "How the Poor Die" is an essay first published in 1946 in "Now" by the English author George Orwell. Orwell gives an anecdotal account of his experiences in a French public hospital which triggers a contemplation of hospital literature in the context of 19th-century medicine. In 1928 Orwell went to Paris for 18 months. In March 1929 he was feeling unwell and spent two weeks in the Hôpital Cochin, rue Faubourg Saint-Jacques, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Ill with the flu, he was treated at the hospital from 7 to 22 March 1929. While in

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) Walter has lost the balance of the insurance payment to his friend Willy Harris, who "took the cash to invest in the liquor store" but in reality made off with the money. It turns out that Walter did not even put the $3,000 for Beneatha's schooling in the bank. Beneatha rejects her suitor George, believing he's blind to the problems of their race. She receives a marriage proposal from Nigerian Joseph Asagai, who wants her to complete her medical studies and return to Africa with him. Walter, depressed and angry, forms a new idea about the "takers and the tooken",

neg: Nell Carter new WB show "Reba" and continued with the show, making three appearances in season one. The following year, Carter made two appearances on "Ally McBeal". The following year had her rehearsing for a production of "Raisin", a stage musical of "A Raisin in the Sun" in Long Beach, California, and filming a movie, "Swing". Carter's final onscreen appearance was in the comedy film "Back by Midnight". It was released in 2005, two years after her death. Carter self-identified as Pentecostal. After "Gimme a Break!" began, Carter's life took a turbulent turn. She attempted suicide in the early 1980s and entered

neg: Virginia Capers Virginia Capers Eliza Capers (September 22, 1925 – May 6, 2004) was an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1974 for her performance as Lena Younger in "Raisin", a musical version of Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun". Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Capers attended Howard University and studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York City. She made her Broadway debut in the musical "Jamaica" in 1957 as a replacement for Adelaide Hall in the role of Grandma Obeah, taking over the role when Hall left the

neg: Claudia McNeil Catholic. She retired in 1983 and two years later moved into the Actors’ Fund Nursing Home in Englewood, New Jersey. McNeil died there on November 25, 1993, from complications related to diabetes. Claudia McNeil Claudia McNeil (August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993) was an American actress known for premiering the role of matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of "A Raisin in the Sun". She later appeared in a 1981 production of the musical version of the play, "Raisin" presented by Equity Library Theater. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award, first for her

neg: Phylicia Rashad following year, for "Gem of the Ocean". Several Black women have won in the Best Actress (Musical) category, including the late Virginia Capers, who won in 1973 for her portrayal of Lena in the musical adaptation of Hansberry's play, entitled "Raisin". Rashad also won the 2004 Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play for "A Raisin in the Sun" by tying (split award) with Viola Davis for the play "Intimate Apparel". In 2007, Rashad made her directorial debut with the Seattle Repertory Theatre's production of August Wilson’s "Gem of the Ocean". More recently, in early 2014 Rashad directed

neg: Raisin word, in turn, developed from the Latin word "", "a bunch of grapes". Raisin varieties depend on the type of grape used, and are made in a variety of sizes and colors including green, black, brown, blue, purple, and yellow. Seedless varieties include the sultana (the common American type is known as Thompson Seedless in the USA), the Greek currants (black corinthian raisins," Vitis vinifera "L. var. Apyrena) and Flame grapes. Raisins are traditionally sun-dried, but may also be water-dipped and artificially dehydrated. "Golden raisins" are generally dried in dehydrators with controlled temperature and humidity, which allows them to retain

neg: Ernest Hawkins (coach) High School in 1944 he enrolled at Texas Tech University. After enrolling, Hawkins joined the military and did not participate in athletics due to World War II. When the war ended, Hawkins returned to school in Lubbock where wartime rules allowed him to compete. A multi-sport athlete, he was a standout on the Tech basketball and track teams, and was the quarterback for the Texas Tech football team from 1947 to 1949. In three seasons as the Red Raiders starting quarterback, he led the Red Raiders to three Border Conference championships and appearances in the Raisin Bowl and Sun Bowl,

neg: Lorraine Collett in the backyard of her family's home. She was hired to promote the California Associated Raisin Co. by handing out free samples at the Panama-Pacific Exposition and participating in an unusual promotion that had her dropping raisins from an airplane flying over San Francisco. The company later commissioned a watercolor portrait of Collett from San Francisco artist Fanny Scafford to use as the basis for the "Sun Maid" corporate mascot devised by advertising executive E.A. Berg. Her likeness was trademarked and began appearing on raisin packaging in 1916. Use of Collett's image was so successful in promoting its products that

neg: Ralph Carter Ralph Carter Ralph David Carter (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor and singer best remembered as Michael Evans, the youngest child of Florida and James Evans, Sr., on the CBS sitcom "Good Times" from 1974–1979. Before joining "Good Times", Carter appeared in the Broadway musical "Raisin," based on the Lorraine Hansberry drama "A Raisin in the Sun"; as was noted in the credits during the first season. Carter started on Broadway at just nine years old in the musical "The Me Nobody Knows". After runs in "Tough To Get Help", "Dude" and "Via Galactica", he landed his breakout

neg: Judd Woldin and Famous Poems Illustrated". After being on the road with Don Elliott and Lionel Hampton, he attended Black Mountain College along with Josef Albers and Heinrich Jalowetz, and would later go to University of New Mexico along with Ernst Krenek. He also joined BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, and while paired with Robert Brittan, they would begin work on Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin In The Sun". The result was "Raisin". It premiered May 30, 1973 at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and would move to Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on October 18, 1973, transferred to

neg: Lorraine Collett by 1920 the company adopted "Sun-Maid Raisin Growers' Association" as its new name. Backed by an aggressive marketing push throughout the 20s, Sun-Maid managed to triple American consumption of raisins by the end of the decade. A revised version of her likeness continued to be featured on all Sun-Maid packaging through 1960. In 1974, Collett was presented with a commemorative plaque by Sun-Maid's president at a ceremony where she presented Scafford's original portrait and the red bonnet to the company in exchange for $1700. Sun-Maid executives donated Collett's bonnet to the Smithsonian Institution in 1987 on the occasion of the

neg: Hal DeWindt DeWindt staged an Off-Broadway production of "Raisin' Hell in the Son", a spoof of "A Raisin in the Sun" that he co-wrote with Reni Santoni. DeWindt served as production stage manager at the New York Shakespeare Festival for seven years. He was a director with Robert Hooks's Group Theater Workshop, which led to the creation of the Negro Ensemble Company, which he served with as a workshop director. DeWindt was the founder and artistic director of the American Theatre of Harlem, and artistic director of the Inner City Repertory Company in Los Angeles. In 1977, he formed the Hal DeWindt

neg: Lorraine Hansberry termed her best work, and he adapted many of her writings into the play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", which was the longest-running Off Broadway play of the 1968–69 season. It appeared in book form the following year under the title "To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words". She left behind an unfinished novel and several other plays, including "The Drinking Gourd" and "What Use Are Flowers?", with a range of content, from slavery to a post-apocalyptic future. "Raisin", a musical based on "A Raisin in the Sun," opened in New York in 1973,

neg: A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) small part of the reason. Ms. McDonald is heartbreaking as Ruth, desperate to understand her husband's descent into misery, and Mr. Combs, who portrays that husband, delivers a sterling performance." Joanne Ostrow of the "Denver Post" said, "Overall, this "Raisin" is a proud, important addition to the history of stage adaptations for TV, one that could touch many more millions of people than ever saw the play, thanks both to its star power and the reach of the medium." In "Entertainment Weekly", Ken Tucker rated the production B+ and called it "a model of subtle adaptation." The film was nominated

neg: A Raisin in the Sun cast of Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett, Jr. and John Fiedler. Hansberry wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by Daniel Petrie. It was released by Columbia Pictures and Ruby Dee won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. Both Poitier and McNeil were nominated for Golden Globe Awards, and Petrie received a special "Gary Cooper Award" at the Cannes Film Festival. A musical version of the play, "Raisin", ran on Broadway from October 18, 1973, to December 7, 1975. The book of the musical, which stayed close to

neg: Robert B. Nemiroff life to editing and promoting Hansberry work who died at 34 from cancer. Nemiroff produced and co-wrote the Broadway musical "Raisin" based on "A Raisin in the Sun". Robert B. Nemiroff Robert B. Nemiroff (October 29, 1929– July 18, 1991) was an American theater producer and songwriter, and was the ex-husband of Lorraine Hansberry. He was a book editor and a music publisher. Nemiroff was an award-winning songwriter with co-writer Burt D’Lugoff the 1956 “Cindy, Oh Cindy,” and “Fifteen,” the theme for the movie "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil". He married Lorraine Hansberry in 1953 which Hansberry often

neg: Chocolate-covered raisin also manufactures a Sun-Maid brand of chocolate-covered raisins. There is a non-dairy equivalent made of sugar (non-refined), cocoa mass, cocoa butter, raisins and vanillin. A similar food, also commonly sold at movie theaters, is the chocolate-covered peanut. As described above, the two products are often combined for consumption in a mixture. Less common alternatives are the chocolate-covered almond or the chocolate-covered macadamia. Chocolate-covered raisin Chocolate-covered raisins are a popular bulk vending product. They consist (as the name suggests) of raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate. They have a reputation in many countries of being food

neg: Sun-Maid earlier of company employee Delia von Meyer (Pacheco). Collett continued to make special appearances as the original Sun-Maid Girl until her death at the age of 90. The current version was created in 1970 by John Lichtenwalner, a freelance commercial artist in San Francisco. Lichtenwalner, a graduate of Art Center in Los Angeles, used the previous versions of the Sun-Maid Girl to create a cleaner version of the character. The model for the updated portrait was a young actress/model, Liz Weide. The portrait was centered over a figurative sunburst. The artwork, sold as piecework to the Sun-Maid Raisin Co., has

neg: Catherine Raisin In 1884, she obtained her B.Sc. honors in both geology and zoology as top University College graduate. Following her graduation, she worked on a voluntary basis as a research assistant to Professor T.G. Bonney under whom she had studied geology. In 1893, at the age of 38, Raisin was the first woman to receive an award of the "Lyell Fund" from the Geological Society of London for her research on metamorphism. T.G.Bonney needed to acknowledge the honor for her benefit, since the general public did not permit ladies to go to its gatherings at the time. In 1898, Raisin obtained

neg: Zhang Zhao recommends him and Zhang Hong (not related to Zhang Zhao), who are collectively referred to as the "Two Zhangs" (二張) of Jiangdong", as talents to assist Sun Ce. Sun Ce then visited them at their homes and succeeded in recruiting them to serve as his advisers. In Chapter 29, when Sun Ce is about to die, he says that if Sun Quan cannot make decisions on domestic and external issues, he can consult Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu respectively. In chapters 43 to 49, when Sun Quan is discussing with his subjects about how to counter an impending invasion by