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Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry

Writing

Lorraine Hansberry

Career

Active from 1961 to 2019, with a break from 1973 to 2018, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score85/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lorraine Hansberry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.2
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    5
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title
    National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
    National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019)

    Writer

    2000s

    1 title · average score 75
    A Raisin in the Sun
    A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Theatre Play

    1970s

    1 title
    To Be Young, Gifted and Black
    To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

    Writer

    1960s

    2 titles · average score 85
    To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
    To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)

    Writer

    A Raisin in the Sun
    A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    GoodWatch score 85

    Theatre Play, Screenplay