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Dorothy Heyward (née Kuhns, 1890 – November 19, 1961) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
. She was married to the author DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward was an United States author best known for his 1924 novel Porgy. With his wife Dorothy Heyward, whom he met at the MacDowell Colony in 1922, he was co-author of the non-musical play adapted from the novel....
, and adapted several of his scripts for the stage, including Porgy
Porgy

Porgy is a novel written by DuBose Heyward in 1925, as well as a play Dorothy Heyward helped him to write which debuted in 1927.Even before the play had been fully written, Heyward was in discussions with George Gershwin for an operatic version of his novel, which debuted in 1935 as Porgy and Bess ....
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Dorothy Heyward (née Kuhns, 1890 – November 19, 1961) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
. She was married to the author DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward was an United States author best known for his 1924 novel Porgy. With his wife Dorothy Heyward, whom he met at the MacDowell Colony in 1922, he was co-author of the non-musical play adapted from the novel....
, and adapted several of his scripts for the stage, including Porgy
Porgy

Porgy is a novel written by DuBose Heyward in 1925, as well as a play Dorothy Heyward helped him to write which debuted in 1927.Even before the play had been fully written, Heyward was in discussions with George Gershwin for an operatic version of his novel, which debuted in 1935 as Porgy and Bess ....
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