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Dorothy Heyward
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Born
June 6
,
1890
·
Wooster, Ohio, USA
Died
November 19
,
1961
·
New York City, New York, USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns
Mini Bio
Dorothy Heyward was born on June 6, 1890 in Wooster, Ohio, USA. She was a writer, known for
Labor Day (2013)
,
Chocolat (2000)
and
There's Something About Mary (1998)
. She was married to
DuBose Heyward
. She died on November 19, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Spouse
DuBose Heyward
(September 22, 1923 - June 16, 1940) (his death, 1 child)
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Wrote two detective novels about the theater, "Three-A-Day" and "The Pulitzer Prize Murders".
Also remembered for "Jonica", which she wrote with
Moss Hart
, "Cinderlatives" written with Dorothy de Jager and "Set My People Free".
It was at her insistence that her husband decided to turn "Porgy" into a play.
Collaborated with her husband on turning two of his novels into successful plays, "Porgy" and "Mamba's Daughters".
Playwright and Author.
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