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DuBose Heyward
American dramatist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940)[1][2] was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name.
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![]() DuBose and Dorothy Heyward c. 1929 | |
Born | Edwin DuBose Heyward (1885-08-31)August 31, 1885 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 1940(1940-06-16) (aged 54) Tryon, North Carolina, U.S. |
Notable works | Porgy (1927) Mamba's Daughters (1929) Brass Ankle (1931) Porgy and Bess (1935) |
Spouse | Dorothy Heyward |
Children | 1 |
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Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays, as well as the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939).