Caption This documentary, narrated by actress Claudia McNeil, examines the life and work of playwright Lorraine Hansberry. The film focuses on Hansberry's life and how it influenced her most famous ...

The hero (Sidney Poitier), his wife (Ruby Dee), his twelve-year-old son (Stephen Perry), his mother (Claudia McNeil) and his sister (Diana Sands) are all jammed together in three small rooms ...

Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” will be revived this fall. The Public Theater has announced that its upcoming Off-Broadway production, helmed by Robert O’Hara, is set to ...

Claudia McNeil Biography Claudia McNeil 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 ...

The widowed mother (Claudia McNeil) is a ferocious matriarch with a personality as forbidding as a medieval fortress. She has ringed her brood with a moat of make-believe, fearfully shielding them ...

In 1960 A Raisin In The Sun was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play (Lorraine Hansberry), Best Actor (Sidney Poitier), Best Actress (Claudia McNeil), and Best Direction Lloyd ...

Boasting a marquee ensemble cast including Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Louis Gossett Jr., and Claudia McNeil, the play was nominated for four Tony Awards in its introductory run and remains the ...

As the director of the groundbreaking 1959 Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun” —starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands and Claudia McNeil — Richards is recognized for ...

John Forsythe as a motorist caught in a nightmare after he accidentally kills a drunk with his car. Earl Holliman, Anne Francis. Ethel: Claudia McNeil. Braswell: Ralph Meeker. Dozier: Eddie ...