DuBose Heyward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

DuBose Heyward

American novelist, playwright, poet

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1940

Profession: screenwriter, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy.
He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name.
The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name. Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays.
He wrote the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939).