In which year did Lorraine Hansberry die?
1965
1964
1963
1962
Answer
Lorraine Hansberry died on January 12, 1965, at the age of 34, from pancreatic cancer. She had been diagnosed with the disease in 1963, and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor. However, the cancer returned, and she died less than two years later. Hansberry was a playwright, novelist, and civil rights activist.
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