Original `Raisin' had big-name cast

Ruby Dee (Ruth Younger)

THEN: 34 years old. Had been acting in Broadway and Off-Broadwayproductions since her professional stage debut in 1946. Married toactor Ossie Davis.

NOW: Continues to pursue the stage and film. Was in Davis' 1961Broadway hit "Purlie Victorious" and film version of "Raisin."Appeared in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" (1989) and "JungleFever" (1991). She and Davis, still married, have been inducted intothe NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame and are involved in charity andcivil rights causes.

Glynn Turman (Travis Younger)

THEN: 13 years old. "Raisin" was his acting debut.

NOW: Continues to act in TV and film features. Recent movie …