Dorothy Heyward
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Dorothy Heyward (née Kuhns, (June 6, 1890 – November 19, 1961) was an American playwright. She was born in Wooster, Ohio as Dorothy Kuhns and in 1922 changed her name when she married novelist DuBose Heyward[1]. When her husband was writing his novel 'Porgy', Dorothy Heyward saw dramatic possibilities in the story and convinced DuBose it would work as a play. They collaborated to adapt it to the stage. The 1927 Theater Guild production ran for 367 performances. Her play was later turned into the opera by George Gershwin, 'Porgy and Bess'.
- 'Nancy Ann' (1924)
- 'Porgy' (1927)
- 'Jonica' (1930)
- 'Cinderelative' (1930)
- 'Mamba's Daughter's' (1939)
- 'South Pacific' (1943)
- 'Set My People Free' (1948)
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