Heyward

Heyward
/hay"weuhrd/, n.
DuBose /deuh bohz"/, 1885-1940, U.S. playwright, novelist, and poet.

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  • Heyward —   [ heɪwəd], DuBose, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Charleston (South Carolina) 31. 8. 1885, ✝ Tryon (North Carolina) 16. 6. 1940; hatte großen Erfolg mit dem Roman »Porgy« (1925; deutsch), der das Leben von Schwarzen in Charleston schildert.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Heyward — Recorded in the spellings of Hayward, Haward, and Heyward, this is an English surname. It originates from the pre 7th Century words hege meaning hedge or fence, plus weard , a watch or guardian. It was an occupational status surname for a person… …   Surnames reference

  • Heyward — noun United States writer (1885 1940) • Syn: ↑DuBois Heyward, ↑Edwin DuBois Hayward • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * /hay weuhrd/, n. DuBose /deuh bohz /, 1885 1940, U.S. playwright, novelist, and poet. * * * heyward …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heyward Townshend — Heyward (Hayward, Heywood) Townshend (c. 1577 before 1603?) was MP for Bishops Castle, Shropshire, in 1597 8 and 1601. His parliamentary diary covers both Parliaments, and is one of the fullest records of proceedings in the 1601 Parliament.… …   Wikipedia

  • Heyward-Washington House — Infobox nrhp | name =Heyward Washington House nrhp type =nhl caption = Heyward Washington House | location= 87 Church St., Charleston, South Carolina lat degrees = 32 lat minutes = 46 lat seconds = 32.57 lat direction = N long degrees = 79 long… …   Wikipedia

  • Heyward, DuBose — ▪ American writer in full  Edwin Dubose Heyward   born Aug. 31, 1885, Charleston, S.C., U.S. died June 16, 1940, Tryon, N.C.       American novelist, dramatist, and poet whose first novel, Porgy (1925), was the basis for a highly successful play …   Universalium

  • Heyward, Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns — (1890 1961) and Dubose (1885 1940)    The Heywards crafted two of his novels into important folk dramas of African American life. A native of South Carolina, Heyward was an insurance man who published short stories and poetry in the early 1920s.… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • Heyward — biographical name (Edwin) DuBose 1885 1940 American author …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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