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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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Born August 31, 1885
Died June 16, 1940

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    First published in 1929 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1928 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1932 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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Born August 31, 1885
Died June 16, 1940

Subjects

Fiction, Easter, Rabbits, Children's fiction, Rabbits, fiction, African Americans, Easter, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Poetry, African American men, African americans, fiction, Charleston (s.c.), fiction, Easter stories, Librettos, Operas, People with disabilities, South carolina, fiction, African American authors, African American women, African Americans in literature, Afro-American authors, Afro-Americans, American Fiction, American Short Stories, American literature

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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