Claudia McNeil, the Glossary
Claudia 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.[1]
Table of Contents
33 relations: A Raisin in the Sun, A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film), Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Apache, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Baltimore, Black Girl (1972 film), Cry Panic, Diabetes, DuPont Show of the Month, Englewood, New Jersey, Ethel Waters, Golden Globe Awards, Korean War, Lillian Booth Actors Home, Matriarchy, Moon of the Wolf, New York City, Profiles in Courage, Raisin (musical), Roots: The Next Generations, Sam Levene, Sidney Poitier, The Crucible, The Heckscher Foundation for Children, The Last Angry Man, The New York Times, The Nurses (TV series), There Was a Crooked Man... (1970 film), Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright, Tony Awards, World War II, Yiddish.
- American people who self-identify as being of Apache descent
- Deaths from diabetes in New Jersey
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959.
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.
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Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, originally the Martin Beck Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 302 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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Apache
The Apache are several Southern Athabaskan language–speaking peoples of the Southwest, the Southern Plains and Northern Mexico.
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Black Girl (1972 film)
Black Girl is an American family drama film with a screenplay by J.E. Franklin, based on her 1969 play, and directed by Ossie Davis.
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Cry Panic
Cry Panic is a 1974 American made-for-television mystery film directed by James Goldstone and starring John Forsythe, Earl Holliman, Ralph Meeker, Norman Alden, Claudia McNeil and Anne Francis.
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Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.
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DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month was a 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961.
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Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Claudia McNeil and Ethel Waters are 20th-century African-American women singers, African-American Catholics, African-American actresses, American torch singers and American vaudeville performers.
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Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and television.
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Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.
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Lillian Booth Actors Home
The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund is an American assisted-living facility, in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Matriarchy
Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of responsibility, dominance and privilege are held by women.
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Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf is an American TV movie broadcast on September 26, 1972 on ABC Movie of the Week.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators.
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Raisin (musical)
Raisin is a musical with music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg.
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Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
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Sam Levene
Sam Levene (born Scholem Lewin; August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway, films, radio, and television actor and director.
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian–American actor, film director, and diplomat.
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The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
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The Heckscher Foundation for Children
The Heckscher Foundation for Children is a New York City-focused private foundation that provides grants to underserved New York City youth.
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The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man is a 1959 American drama film that tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Nurses (TV series)
The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama that was broadcast in the United States on CBS from September 27, 1962, to May 11, 1965.
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970 film)
There Was a Crooked Man... is a 1970 American Western film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda.
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright
Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Peter Feibleman.
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Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yiddish
Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish,,; ייִדיש-טײַטש, historically also Yidish-Taytsh) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.
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See also
American people who self-identify as being of Apache descent
- Blu Hunt
- Brytni Sarpy
- Claudia McNeil
- Dehl Berti
- Felipe Rose
- Gabby Windey
- James Anaya
- Jimmy Santiago Baca
- Joanelle Romero
- Joe Salazar
- John Nieto
- Jonathan Joss
- Kaya Jones
- Michael Horse
- Michael Zinzun
- Mirage (drag queen)
- Randy Castillo
- Richard Nunez (artist)
- Rick Mora
- Robbie Daymond
- Sacheen Littlefeather
- Shirley Romero Otero
- Stevie Salas
- Vincent Neil Emerson
Deaths from diabetes in New Jersey
- Claudia McNeil
- Donald Payne Jr.
- Leon Abbett