· 1969 · 30m

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

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Director
Gene Frankel
Cast
Rita Gardner as Bruce Hall as Gertrude Jeannette as Janet League as Tina Sattin as Stephen Strimpell as
Crew
Lorraine Hansberry — Writer James MacAllen — Producer
Synopsis

Excerpts from the 1969 Off-Broadway production at the Cherry Lane Theater of To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry, adapted by Robert Nemiroff, Hansberry's widower, and directed by Gene Frankel.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Gene Frankel Director Lorraine Hansberry Writer James MacAllen Producer
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