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Writing

DuBose Heyward

Career

Active from 1933 to 2020, with a break from 1934 to 1981, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Playhouse
American Playhouse
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
DuBose Heyward Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.4, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Mystery
    2.3, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera (2020)

Writer, Original Story

2000s

2 titles
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

Novel, Theatre Play

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (2002)

Writer

1990s

1 title
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1993)

Writer, Book

1980s

1 title
Tales of the Unknown South
Tales of the Unknown South (1984)

Writer

1950s

1 title · average score 63
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Theatre Play, Book

1930s

1 title · average score 62
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay