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Dorothy Heyward

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Dorothy Heyward

American playwright, lyricist (1890–1961)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1890
Died: 1961
Works: 13

Top works

Little Girl Bue
The Theatre Guild presents Porgy and Bess
Summertime
Little girl blue
Love in a cupboard

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1890-06-06
Active to: 1961-11-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 357
Total plays: 650

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Washington, D.C.

Categories

1890 births 1961 deaths 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Charleston Renaissance People from Wooster, Ohio Porgy and Bess

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Key dates

Born: 6 June 1890
Died: 19 November 1961

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dorothy
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Wooster
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: DuBose Heyward
Occupation: playwright
Educated at: Columbia University
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: theatre
Movement: Harlem Renaissance
Image: Porgy-DuBose-Dorothy-Heyward (cropped).jpg

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