1. Diana Patricia Sands was an American actress, perhaps most known for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character, Walter, in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
10 Facts About Diana Sands
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Diana Sands starred in the 1963 film An Affair of the Skin as the narrator and photographer, Janice.
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Diana Sands was twice nominated for a Tony Award and twice nominated for an Emmy Award.
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Diana Patricia Sands was born one of three children in the Bronx, New York City, on August 22,1934, to Rudolph Sands, a Bahamian carpenter, and Shirley, a milliner.
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In 1959, Diana Sands landed the role of Beneatha Younger in the Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
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In 1970, Diana Sands co-starred in the film The Landlord, subsequently appearing in Doctors' Wives and Georgia, Georgia.
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Also in 1972, Diana Sands was engaged to provide a track for the Original New York Cast album of Free to Be.
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In early 1973, Diana Sands appeared in Willie Dynamite, a blaxploitation film co-starring Roscoe Orman.
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At the time of her death, Diana Sands was engaged to Kurt Baker, who was an assistant film director.
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On September 21,1973, Diana Sands died of leiomyosarcoma at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York City, aged 39.