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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: Angel,

    First published in 1926 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

    First published in 1939 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Summertime : From Porgy and Bess

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Porgy

    First published in 1934 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Porgy

    First published in 1948 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mamba's daughters

    First published in 1929 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Porgy

    First published in 1925 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Angel

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  • Cover of: Carolina chansons: legends of the low country

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

    First published in 2009 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Porgy and Bess: opéra in trois actes, 1935

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Brass ankle: a play in three acts.

    First published in 1931 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Charleston edition of Porgy

    First published in 1928 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: complete text of Porgy / by Dubose and Dorothy Heyward (from the novel by Dubose Heyward) ; photos. of the original production by Vandamn.

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: country bunny and the little gold shoes: as told to Jenifer

    First published in 1939 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A DuBose Heyward reader

    First published in 2003 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Fort Sumter

    First published in 1938 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The half pint flask

    First published in 1929 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Jasbo Brown and selected poems

    First published in 1931 1 edition 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