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 Diana Sands
Birthday: August 22, 1934
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Height: 0' 0"
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African-American actress Diana Sands built her theatrical reputation in the 1950s upon her adamant refusal to be stereotyped. Despite resistance from certain producers and directors who shall remain nameless, Diana insisted upon playing the classic stage roles (Medea, Antigone, Portia and the like) normally assigned to white actresses. Even so, for her portrayal of American black woman Beneatha Younger in Raisin in the Sun Diana won the Outer Circle Critics' Award in 1959. She successfully repeated this characterization in the 1961 film version of Raisin, then settled into a series of less prestigious film roles. She continued headlining on Broadway, appearing in such hits as 1969's The Owl and the Pussycat. Diana Sands' final films, Willie Dynamite (1973) and Honeybaby Honeybaby (1974), were released posthumously, after her sudden death from cancer at the age of 39. |
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- Diana Sands was originally cast in the title role for the film, Claudine (1974), but her cancer forced her to drop out. She then suggested her friend, Diahann Carroll as her replacement.
- Ironically, Ms. Sands, who played Beneatha Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun," and its playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, died very young of cancer. A theatre in Wisconsin, the Hansberry-Sands Theatre, was so named in tribute to them both.
- Superior Black actress of the 50s and 60s who defied the odds and played Shakespearean and Shavian roles normally cast for white actresses.
- Appeared in a 1961 musical revue entitled "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which also featured a 19-year-old Barbra Streisand.
- Amid much controversy and opposition, Diana won the role of Doris the prostitute in the 1964 stage hit "The Owl and the Pussycat." The role was originally written for a white actress and Diana's romantic co-star was Alan Alda. Not one line was changed to accommodate her race.
- Her father was a carpenter and her mother a milliner. She graduated from the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts.
- Won a host of stage acting awards including an Outer Critics Circle Award for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), a Theatre World Award for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962), and an Obie Award for "The Living Premise" (1964). She also earned two successive Tony nominations in 1964 and 1965 for "Blues for Mister Charlie" and "The Owl and the Pussycat," not to mention two Emmy nominations for her dramatic TV work.
- Was engaged to director Kurt Baker at the time of her death. She was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum.
- Won a host of stage acting awards including an Outer Critics Circle Award for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), a Theatre World Award for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962), and an Obie Award for "The Living Premise" (1964). She also earned two successive Tony nominations: in 1964 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Blues for Mister Charlie" and in 1965 as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Owl and the Pussycat," not to mention two Emmy nominations for her dramatic TV work.
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