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Diana Sands
Age: 39 (passed away Sep. 21st, 1973)
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Aug. 22nd, 1934
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TRIVIA:
- 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 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.
- Diana Sands was originally cast in the title role for the film, _Claudine (1974)_ (qv), but her cancer forced her to drop out. She then suggested her friend, 'Diahann Carroll' (qv) as her replacement.
- Was engaged to director 'Kurt Baker' (qv) at the time of her death. She was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum.
- Superior Black actress of the 50s and 60s who defied the odds and played Shakespearean and Shavian roles normally cast for white actresses.
- 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.
- 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' (qv). Not one line was changed to accommodate her race.
- Ironically, Ms. Sands, who played "Beneatha Younger" in "A Raisin in the Sun" and its playwright, 'Lorraine Hansberry' (qv), died very young of cancer. A theatre in Wisconsin, the Hansberry-Sands Theatre, was so named in tribute to them both.
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