Her mother was an Apache.She was adopted by a Jewish family and raised Catholic.Her son was killed in the Korean War.Former librarian who came to show biz late in life appearing on radio and in clubs and vaudeville as a singer.An enduring, hefty-framed African-American maternal presence in the grand "Rock of Gibraltar" tradition of Ethel Waters , Juanita Moore , Theresa Merritt , Mabel King and Esther Rolle , Ms. McNeil's best recalled role was as the matriarch "Lena Younger" in the stage and film versions of "A Raisin in the Sun".Twice nominated for Tony awards for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959) and "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962).Virginia Capers won the Tony in 1974 playing the musical version of Ms. McNeil's role on Broadway in "Raisin."Twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic): in 1960 for "A Raisin in the Sun" -- a performance that she recreated in the film version A Raisin in the Sun (1961) -- and in 1963 for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright."She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in "A Raisin in the Sun" at the Candlelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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As the fiercely dedicated general practitioner who tries to help the sick, the poor and the unfortunate in his decrepit neighborhood, Paul Muni is the testy old man who faces life without compromise and David Wayne is the troubled television executive fighting to preserve his career.