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Diana Patricia Sands (August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973) was an American actress, perhaps most known for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character, Walter, in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (1959).
Sep 23, 1973 · Diana Sands, the actress who won overnight critical acclaim for her stage portrayal in 1959 of Sidney Poitier's young sister in “A Raisin in the Sun,” died Friday night at...
Diana Sands was born on 22 August 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Landlord (1970), A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and East Side/West Side (1963). She was married to Lucien Jean Happersberger. She died on 21 September 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Diana Sands (born Aug. 22, 1934, New York City, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 21, 1973, New York City, N.Y.) was an American stage and screen actress who won overnight acclaim for her portrayal of the younger sister in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1959).
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Diana Sands was an actress who starred in A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord and East Side/West Side. She died of cancer in 1973 and was nominated for a Tony and an Emmy.
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Jun 21, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Diana Sands, the first black actress to be cast in a major Broadway play without regard to color. She starred in A Raisin in the Sun, Blues for Mr. Charlie, and Georgia, Georgia, among other films and plays.
Aug 22, 2020 · August 22nd marks the birthday of the actress Diana Sands, who died in 1973 at the far-too-young age of thirty-nine. A fine dramatic actress of both contemporary plays and the classics, she was an original cast member of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, a play that former New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich once noted ...
