DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward was born on Aug 31, 1885 in USA. DuBose Heyward's big-screen debut came with The Emperor Jones directed by Dudley Murphy in 1933. DuBose Heyward is known for The Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' directed by Frank Zamacona, Eric Owens stars as Porgy, a crippled beggar and Laquita Mitchell as Bess. The upcoming new movie DuBose Heyward plays is The Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' which will be released on Feb 01, 2020.

Lyricist ("Summertime") and author, educated in public schools and in the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Norh Carolina. He was the author of several poems, novels and more, and joined ASCAP in 1936; his chief musical collaborators were George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and his other compositions include "My Man's Gone Now", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "I Loves You, Porgy", "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'", and "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing".