Porgy

This article is about the novel and play by DuBose Heyward. For the fish, see Scup

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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.

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The novel tells the story of Porgy, a crippled street-beggar in the black tenements of Charleston, South Carolina in the 1920s. The novel features characters speaking in Gullah, the creole of the area.

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DuBose Heyward: DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885-June 16, 1940) is best-known as the author of the 1924 novel Porgy, which became the foundation of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. A Charleston insurance and real-estate salesman with a long-standing and serious interest in literature, he became financially in...

1925: 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar)....

Dorothy Heyward: Dorothy Heyward (1890 – November 19, 1961) was an American playwright. She was married to the author DuBose Heyward, and adapted several of his scripts for the stage, including Porgy....

Porgy related Images and Photos (experimental)

Porgy and Bess 1959

Porgy and Bess 1959