![]() ![]() ![]() Now that classic play about the struggles of the Younger family will become a three-hour film special on ABC on Feb. Since then its reincarnations have included a 1961 film with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee, a 1989 made-for-TV movie staring Danny Glover and Esther Rolle, and a highly praised 2004 Broadway production featuring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan. That’s the family Lorraine Hansberry gave the world when “A Raisin In the Sun” made its Broadway debut in 1959. His weary mother dreams of a nice home for them all, and his pregnant wife dreams of just holding on until their poverty eases. His fiery sister, a college student, dreams of becoming a doctor. ![]() IN the shabby living room of a Chicago apartment a frustrated young chauffeur dreams of owning a business and buying pearls for his wife. ![]()
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