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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Daniel Petrie

Writing Credits  

Lorraine Hansberry ... (play)
 
Lorraine Hansberry ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Sidney Poitier ... Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil ... Lena Younger
Ruby Dee ... Ruth Younger
Diana Sands ... Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon ... Joseph Asagai
John Fiedler ... Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr. ... George Murchison (as Louis Gossett)
Steven Perry ... Travis Younger (as Stephen Perry)
Joel Fluellen ... Bobo
Louis Terrel Louis Terrel ... Herman
Roy Glenn ... Willie Harris
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George DeNormand ... Employer (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones Thomas D. Jones ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe Rudolph Monroe ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs Ray Stubbs ... Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind ... On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney ... Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ronald H. Gilbert ... producer
Philip Rose ... producer
Stephen Shalom ... executive producer
David Susskind ... producer

Music by 

Laurence Rosenthal

Cinematography by 

Charles Lawton Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by 

William A. Lyon
Paul Weatherwax

Art Direction by 

Carl Anderson

Set Decoration by 

Louis Diage

Makeup Department 

Helen Hunt ... hair stylist
Ben Lane ... makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Sam Nelson ... assistant director

Sound Department 

George Cooper ... sound
Charles J. Rice ... sound supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Richard H. Kline ... camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Sheri Eisenberg ... theatrical mastering colorist

Music Department 

Arthur Morton ... orchestrator
Victor Arno ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank Beach ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milt Bernhart ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Mahlon Clark ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jim Decker ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Arthur L. Frantz ... musician-french horn (uncredited)
Benny Gill ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Justin Gordon ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Klee ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Ted Nash ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Milton Raskin ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Laurence Rosenthal ... conductor (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ray Sherman ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Manuel Stevens ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

David Cogan ... stage producer (as David J. Cogan)
Philip Rose ... stage producer

See also

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