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Dubose Heyward

real name DuBose Edwin Heyward

Dubose Heyward is credited on 7,852 releases across 2,002 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,852

Credits

2,002

Albums

8

Decades active

1,090

In collections

Biography

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American author, born August 31, 1885; died June 16, 1940. Husband of playwright Dorothy Heyward.
Known for his novel "Porgy", which became later the basis of the opera and musical "Porgy and Bess" (play adaptation by Dorothy Heyward, music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward).

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Credited work

7,852 releases · 2,002 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 9,205
  • Other credits · 80

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Fillmore Auditorium · Deutschlandhalle · Atlantic Studios

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