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Actress, Diana Sands, was born Diana Patricia Sands on Aug 22, 1934 in New York City, NY. Sands died at the age of 39 on Sep 21, 1973 in New York City, NY .

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Superior Black actress of the 50s and 60s who defied the odds and played Shakespearean and Shavian roles normally cast for white actresses.

Won a host of stage acting awards including an Outer Critics Circle Award for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), a Theatre World Award for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962), and an Obie Award for "The Living Premise" (1964). She also earned two successive Tony nominations: in 1964 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Blues for Mister Charlie" and in 1965 as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Owl and the Pussycat," not to mention two Emmy nominations for her dramatic TV work.

Amid much controversy and opposition, Diana won the role of "Doris the prostitute" in the 1964 stage hit "The Owl and the Pussycat". The role was originally written for a white actress and Diana's romantic co-star was Alan Alda. Not one line was changed to accommodate her race.

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