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DuBose Heyward

South Carolinan author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy, which gave way to a Broadway adaptation, stage opera and motion picture in later years. He told the story of his lone children's book, 1939's The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, to his daughter Jenifer.

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American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940)

Born August 31, 1885
Died June 16, 1940

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  • Cover of: Porgy

    First published in 1925 7 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition porgy0000heyw_k6x7 Cover of edition porgy0000heyw
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  • Cover of: Mamba's daughters: a novel of Charleston

    First published in 1929 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Porgy

    First published in 1928 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Porgy and Bess: Vocal Score

    First published in 1953 3 editions in 2 languages
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    First published in 1932 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Summertime: from Porgy and Bess

    First published in 2002 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1924 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Carolina chansons: legends of the low country

    First published in 1924 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Brass ankle: a play in three acts

    First published in 1931 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1922 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition carolinachanson00allegoog
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  • Cover of: The country bunny and the little gold shoes, as told to Jenifer.

    First published in 1974 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

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  • Cover of: Best Short Stories of 1927: and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

    First published in 1927 2 editions in 1 language
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American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940)

Born August 31, 1885
Died June 16, 1940
Subjects
Fiction, Easter, Rabbits, Children's fiction, Rabbits, fiction, Easter, fiction, Juvenile fiction, African American men, African Americans, Easter stories, Operas, People with disabilities, Poetry, South carolina, fiction, African American women, African Americans in literature, African americans in literature, African americans, fiction, American Fiction, American Short Stories, American literature, American literature, history and criticism, Americana, Annual Series, Anthology
Places
Charleston (S.C.), South Carolina, Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), New York, New York (State), Southern States
Time
Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • Edwin DuBose Heyward [full name]
  • Dubose Heyward
  • Du Bose Heyward
  • Du Bose, Heyward
  • Heyward Du Bose
  • Du Bose (1885-1940) Heyward
  • Du Bose HEYWARD

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April 29, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
August 14, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import