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- Birth nameDorothy Hartzell Kuhns
- 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.
- SpouseDuBose Heyward(September 22, 1923 - June 16, 1940) (his death, 1 child)
- 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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