Diana Sands

Diana Sands
Born	August 22, 1934(1934-08-22) New York City, New York, United States
Died	September 21, 1973(1973-09-21) (aged 39) New York City, New York, United States

Diana Sands (August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973) was an American dramatic actress, perhaps most famous for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character in the original film version of Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun (1961). She also appeared in a number of dramatic television series in the sixties and seventies such as I Spy, as Davala Unawa in the 1967 The Fugitive episode "Dossier on a Diplomat", and Julia. Sands also co-starred with Alan Alda in the original Broadway production of The Owl and the Pussycat (1964), later filmed with Barbra Streisand and George Segal.

She was set to star in the film Claudine (1974) with James Earl Jones, however, she was too ill to accept the role and it went to her friend Diahann Carroll. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award, and twice nominated for an Emmy Award as well.

She died of leiomyosarcoma at aged 39.

Selected Credits

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Theatre(s)	Notes
1969	The Gingham Dog[1]		John Golden Theatre
1968	Saint Joan[2]	Joan	Vivian Beaumont Theatre
	Tiger at the Gates[3]	Cassandra	Vivian Beaumont Theatre
	We Bombed in New Haven[4]	Ruth	Ambassador Theatre
1965	The Premise[5]		The Premise	Improvisational theatre with material by the performers.
1964	Blues for Mister Charlie[6]	Juanita	ANTA Playhouse	Tony Award nomination, Best Featured Actress in a Play[7]
	The Owl and the Pussycat[8]	Doris W.	ANTA Playhouse Royale Theatre	Tony Award nomination, Best Actress in a Play[7]
1963	The Living Premise[9]			Obie Award, Distinguished Performance
1962	Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright[10]	Adelaide Smith	Booth Theatre	Theatre World Award[7]
1959	A Raisin in the Sun[11]	Beneatha Younger	Ethel Barrymore Theatre Belasco Theatre	Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Drama Performance[12]

References

1. ^ "The Gingham Dog". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2864. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
2. ^ "Saint Joan". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3109. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
3. ^ "Tiger at the Gates". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3146. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
4. ^ "We Bombed in New Haven". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3426. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
5. ^ Harrison, Paul Carter; Andrews, Bert (1989) In the Shadow of the Great White Way: Images from the Black Theatre (First ed.) New York, New York: Thunder's Mouth Press 
6. ^ "Blues for Mister Charlie". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3197. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Diana Sands". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=68693. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
8. ^ "The Owl and the Pussycat". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2835. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
9. ^ "1963-64 Obie Award". United States: Infoplease. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0153543.html. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
10. ^ "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2973. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
11. ^ "A Raisin in the Sun". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2083. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
12. ^ "Awards for 1958-1959". United States: Outer Critics Circle Award. http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=1958-1959. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 

External links

Biography portal

• Diana Sands at the Internet Movie Database
• Diana Sands at the Internet Broadway Database
• Diana Sands at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Diana Sands at Find a Grave
• Yale University article with photo

Persondata
Name	Sands, Diana
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1934-08-22
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death	1973-09-21
Place of death	New York City, New York, United States