Comments on: Jack Lemmon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier on TCM http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ruby-dee-jack-lemmon-sidney-poitier-123/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dmacklinhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ruby-dee-jack-lemmon-sidney-poitier-123/#comment-483822 Dmacklin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:49:32 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18419#comment-483822 I would encourage you to view the 1961 version of A Raisin In The Sun as a then "realistic" depiction of Black American family life in the early 1960s. It is one of the few films featuring three strong African American actresses, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands. The film is a classic adaptation of a play to film. The Out-Of-Towners is a really great film and features a fine performance by Sandy Dennis. For me, notably, Dennis and Sands are actors who did not live to completely fulfill their destinies as exceptional performers. Any film that features these women, who died quite young, is a treasure. I would encourage you to view the 1961 version of A Raisin In The Sun as a then "realistic" depiction of Black American family life in the early 1960s. It is one of the few films featuring three strong African American actresses, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands. The film is a classic adaptation of a play to film.

The Out-Of-Towners is a really great film and features a fine performance by Sandy Dennis.

For me, notably, Dennis and Sands are actors who did not live to completely fulfill their destinies as exceptional performers. Any film that features these women, who died quite young, is a treasure.

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