Edwin DuBose Heyward 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.
DuBose Heyward
Active - 1933 - 2020 |
Birth - Aug 31, 1885 |
Death - Jun 16, 1940 |
Genres - Music, Drama, Romance
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Subgenres - Musical, Silent Feature
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