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