McNeil, Claudia
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Name (Latin)
McNeil, Claudia
Date of birth
1917-08-13
Date of death
1993-11-25
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Performing arts
Occupation
Actresses
Singers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(McNeil, Claudia; actress, singer; born 13 August 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States; was featured singer in Katherine Dunham Dance Company (1951); had first stage appearance in Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible (1953); appeared in Broadway musical comedy, Simply Heavenly (1957); received stage credentials in Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun; last Broadway play, The Wrong Way Light Bulb, (1969); appeared in film production of, A Raisin in the Sun (1961); other films included There Was a Crooked Man and Black Girl (1970, 1972); her most significant television appearances was on, To Be Young, Gifted, and on Black Roots: The Next Generations (1972, 1979); Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama (1961); died 25 November 1993 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States)
- Claudia McNeil scrapbooks, 1938-1981:(Actress, singer, dancer, Claudia McNeil is best known for her contralto voice and for her portrayal of Mama, Lena Younger in both film and stage versions of "A Raisin in the Sun" by playwright, Lorraine Hansberry)
- Internet Movie Database, July 20, 2012(Claudia McNeil; b. Aug. 13, 1917, Baltimore, Md., d. Nov. 25, 1993, Englewood, N.J.; actress)
- Martin, D. Simply heavenly, 1957.
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Wikipedia description:
Claudia Mae 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 Award for the screen version of A Raisin in the Sun in 1961.
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