Dorothy Heyward
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Dorothy Heyward was an American playwright and author best known for co-writing the play "Porgy," which became the basis for George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Heyward canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
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| instanceOf |
American playwright
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author ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | Broadway stage ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward
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play Porgy ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
DuBose Heyward
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Porgy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOfPlayVersionOf | Porgy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
DuBose Heyward
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George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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theatre ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fiction ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | development of Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| influenced |
American musical theatre
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American opera through Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-writing the play Porgy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | co-created the play Porgy that became the basis for George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping bring African American life in Charleston to the stage through Porgy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mamba’s Daughters
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Porgy NERFINISHED ⓘ play adaptation of Porgy ⓘ stage adaptation of Mamba’s Daughters ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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playwright ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Charleston, South Carolina
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| wroteAbout | African American life in the American South ⓘ |
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