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Dorothy Heyward

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Gender Female
Death63 years ago
Date of birth June 6,1890
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Wooster
Ohio
United States
Date of died November 19,1961
DiedNew York
New York
United States
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenJenifer Dubose Heyward
Job Playwright
BooksPorgy and Bess: fantasy for two pianos
Summertime
Porgy: a Gullah version
A Gershwin Fantasy for Alto Saxophone & Piano: Featuring: Strike Up the Band! / Summertime / Oh, Lady Be Good! / Fascinating Rhythm / It Ain't Necessarily So / Rhapsody in Blue / I Got Rhythm
PlaysPorgy
Current partner DuBose Heyward
AlbumsPorgy and Bess (Nashville Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: John Mauceri)
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Dorothy Heyward Life story


Dorothy Heyward was an American playwright. In addition to several works of her own, she co-authored the play Porgy with her husband DuBose Heyward, adapting it from his novel by the same name. Their work is now known best in its adaptation as the opera Porgy and Bess, with music by George Gershwin.

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