DuBose Heyward

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human librettist novelist playwright poet

DuBose Heyward was an American author and playwright best known for his novel "Porgy," which became the basis for George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess."

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DuBose Heyward canonical 23

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
adaptedAs Porgy and Bess ⓘ
basedOn DuBose Heyward's observations of African American life in Charleston ⓘ
Porgy (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Porgy
birthDate 1885-08-31 ⓘ
birthPlace Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
burialPlace St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: St. Philip's Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
collaboratedWith Dorothy Heyward ⓘ
George Gershwin ⓘ
Ira Gershwin ⓘ
composer George Gershwin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1940-06-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Tryon, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Heyward ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
givenName Edwin ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
librettist DuBose Heyward self-linksurface differs ⓘ
lyricist Ira Gershwin ⓘ
memberOf Poetry Society of South Carolina ⓘ
movement Southern Renaissance ⓘ
name DuBose Heyward self-link ⓘ
notableWork Mamba's Daughters ⓘ
Porgy (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Porgy

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
placeOfActivity Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, United States
spouse Dorothy Heyward ⓘ
wrote Mamba's Daughters ⓘ
Porgy (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Porgy

Porgy: A Play in Four Acts ⓘ
Skylines and Horizons ⓘ
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porgy and Bess → librettist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Porgy and Bess → basedOnWorkAuthor → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Summertime → lyricist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
DuBose Heyward → name → DuBose Heyward self-link ⓘ
DuBose Heyward → librettist → DuBose Heyward self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Porgy and Bess
Porgy (novel) → author → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Catfish Row → coCreator → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Catfish Row → appearsInWorkBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ → lyricist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ → associatedWorkCreator → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Bess, You Is My Woman Now → lyricist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Bess, You Is My Woman Now → lyricsBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
My Man’s Gone Now → lyricist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
My Man’s Gone Now → novelAuthor → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Bess → coCreator → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Bess → librettoBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Sportin’ Life → creator → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Sportin’ Life → librettistOfWorkAppearsIn → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Serena → librettistCreator → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Clara → librettoBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Clara → lyricsBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
I Loves You, Porgy → lyricist → DuBose Heyward ⓘ
I Loves You, Porgy → fromWorkBy → DuBose Heyward ⓘ