A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. It follows a black family that wants a better life away from the city. "A Raisin in the Sun" was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States of America National Film Registry by
Lorraine Kelly Lorraine Kelly Lorraine Kelly, (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish television presenter, journalist, model and actress. She has presented on TV-am, GMTV, ITV Breakfast, "Daybreak" and on her eponymous "Lorraine". Between 2012 and 2014, Kelly was a main female presenter of ITV's "Daybreak", which she co-hosted from Monday to Thursdays with Aled Jones. Since 2011, Kelly has hosted the annual "STV Children's Appeal". She hosts the telethon and sister shows such as "STV Appeal Stories" and "Lorraine & Friends". Kelly was born in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland. She is of Irish ancestry and Kelly's father, John, worked as a