DuBose Heyward
1885 - 1940
General Information
Bio
(1885-1940) Poet, novelist, playwright. DuBose Heyward and his wife, Dorothy, lived in New York City.
Full Name
DuBose Heyward
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Heyward lived with his wife, Dorothy, in New York City.
1885
BIRTH
Edwin DuBose Heyward was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1885.
1922
LITWORK
Carolina Chansons
Collection of poetry; written with Hervey Allen.
Collection of poetry; written with Hervey Allen.
1924
LITWORK
Skylines and Horizons
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1925
LITWORK
Porgy
Novel; dramatized in 1927 by Heyward and his wife. This novel and its dramatization were the sources for George Gershwin's folk opera, Porgy and Bess in 1935.
Novel; dramatized in 1927 by Heyward and his wife. This novel and its dramatization were the sources for George Gershwin's folk opera, Porgy and Bess in 1935.
1926
LITWORK
Angel
Novel.
Novel.
1929
LITWORK
Mamba's Daughters
Novel; dramatized in 1939 by Heyward and his wife.
Novel; dramatized in 1939 by Heyward and his wife.
1932
LITWORK
Peter Ashley
Novel.
Novel.
1936
LITWORK
Lost Morning
Novel.
Novel.
1939
LITWORK
Star Spangled Virgin
New York: Farrar & Rinehart.
Novelette.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart.
Novelette.
1939
LITWORK
The Country Bunny And The Little Gold Shoes
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Children's book.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Children's book.
1940
DEATH
DuBose Heyward died in Tryon, North Carolina, in 1940.
1940
INTERMENT
DuBose Heyward was interred at Saint Philip's Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.
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