DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward - de son nom complet Edwin DuBose Heyward - est un écrivain et librettiste américain, né le 31 août 1885 à Charleston (Caroline du Sud) et mort le 16 juin 1940 à Tryon (Caroline du Nord).

Heyward est surtout connu pour son roman Porgy écrit en 1925, adapté au théâtre en 1927 avec sa femme Dorothy, puis mis en musique par George Gershwin dans son opéra Porgy and Bess (1935).

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