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1987 Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy and Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies
1977 "Porgy and Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 122 performances 1976 "Porgy and Bess" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances 1943 "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan 1940 Dubose Heyward, U.S. writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies 1935 "Porgy and Bess," by George Gershwin, New York premiere 1935 George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway 1935 Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston 1933 Nina Simone, born in Tyron, North Carolina, vocalist/pianist, Porgy 1927 Leontyne Mary Violet Price, Laurel Mississippi, opera soprano, Porgy and Bess 1924 Sidney Poitier, actor, Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, or 1927 1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1890 Dorothy Heyward, New York City, playwright, Porgy 1885 DuBose Heyward, novelist, Porgy |
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