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3.30.19 - They collaborated to adapt it to the stage.

The 1927 Theatre Guild production ran for 367 performances.

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 * Nancy Ann (1924)
 * Porgy (1927), co-written with DuBose Heyward
 * Jonica (1930), musical: book co-written with Moss Hart; lyrics by William Moll; music by Joseph Meyer
 * Cinderelative (1930), co-written with Dorothy De Jagers
 * Mamba's Daughter's (1939), co-written with DuBose Heyward
 * South Pacific (1943), co-written with Howard Rigsby
 * Set My People Free (1948)

3.2.19 - In addition to several works of her own, she co-authored the play Porgy (1927) with her husband DuBose Heyward, adapting it from his novel by the same name.

She was born in Wooster, Ohio as Dorothy Kuhns. She was interested in literature from an early age and started writing plays.

They married that year and she changed her name.

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3.30.19 - In the 1930s, Heyward wrote several novels, including one in 1930 titled Three-a-Day, and another in 1932 titled The Pulitzer Prize Murders.

In 1924, Heyward wrote her first play, The Dud, which she won a Harvard Prize for. The Dud was later retitled to ''Nancy Ann. Nancy Ann'' was produced on Broadway in 1924 and ran a total of 40 performances.

heading to add for career highlights:

Career as a playwright
They collaborated to adapt it to the stage, making sure the play's company be cast with only black actors. This was seen as a controversial decision during its time, when black characters were almost always portrayed by white actors in blackface.

Nonetheless, the play was a success and the 1927 Theatre Guild production ran for 367 performances.

Throughout her career Heyward wrote many plays, most of which did not achieve the level of success as Porgy. Her play Jonica, co-written in 1930 with playwright Moss Hart, as well as her plays South Pacific, Cinderelative, and Set My People Free were all performed on Broadway but were ultimately short-lived. In 1939 Heyward collaborated with her husband on their play, Mamba's Daughters, which was adapted from DuBose's 1929 novel also titled Mamba's Daughters. Many of her works focused on African-American culture and often touched on subjects such as slavery and prejudice.

Plays
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 * The Dud (Retitled Nancy Ann ) (1924)
 * Love in a Cupboard (1925)
 * Porgy (1927), co-written with DuBose Heyward
 * Jonica (1930), musical: book co-written with Moss Hart; lyrics by William Moll; music by Joseph Meyer
 * Cinderelative (1930), co-written with Dorothy De Jagers
 * Mamba's Daughter's (1939), co-written with DuBose Heyward, adapted from DuBose Heyward's 1929 novel of the same name
 * South Pacific (1943), co-written with Howard Rigby (Not correlated to the Rogers and Hammerstein musical of the same name)
 * Set My People Free (1948)
 * Babar the elephant (1953), children's opera: co-written with Nicolai Berezowsky and Judith Randal ; based on the Babar the Elephant stories by Jean de Brunhoff

In 1923, Heyward won a Harvard Prize for her play, The Dud, which was later retitled to ''Nancy Ann. Nancy Ann'' was later produced on Broadway and ran a total of 40 performances.

Novels

 * Three-a-Day (1930)
 * The Pulitzer Prize Murders (1932)

3.2.19 - In addition to several works of her own, she co-authored the play Porgy (1927) with her husband DuBose Heyward, adapting it from his novel by the same name.

She was born in Wooster, Ohio as Dorothy Kuhns, and lived in New York, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. throughout her childhood years. She was interested in literature from an early age and started writing plays. After graduating high school, she attended Harvard University where she studied to become a playwright. In 1924, Heyward wrote her first play, Nancy Ann, which she won a Harvard Prize for.

They married in September of 1923 and she changed her name.

= Work Log = 4.15.19 - Finished the article and moved to the main page on 3/30!

3.30.19 - I added an image of what I *think* is a promotional poster for Porgy. I also included a bit more information on Nancy Ann. I included another source as well for the Nancy Ann information. (30 mins) I also spent time refining details and created a header titled "Career as a playwright" where I felt the need to add more information on Heyward's plays, and transferred all of my edits to the main page. (2 1/2 hrs)

3.30.19 - By tomorrow I will want to possibly add an image or 2, and for sure include any additional details I come across that aren't already presented in the current article. 3.17.19 - I researched plays written by Hayward and found two more that I added to the list. I'm not sure if I need to cite those sources or if they count as general facts; if I need to cite them please let me know. I also added that Mamba's Daughters was adapted from a novel, and placed several links to Wikipedia articles for important people referenced. After researching her play, South Pacific, I was able to come to the conclusion that it was a completely separate piece from Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, and I also discovered after a lot of reading that her play, The Dud, was not a different play than Nancy Ann but was *renamed* to Nancy Ann. (!!)

Additionally, I made another section in which I included Hayward's two known novels. I also added two more sources to my source list. (3 hours) 3.2.19 - I added a citation to the un-cited sentence about Porgy. I elaborated on Heyward's childhood, also adding that she attended Harvard. I also corrected an error made by the previous editor on the year she was married and provided the specific month. In addition, I added information on her first play. (1 hour)

Update: After doing research on Nancy Ann, I'm not entirely sure that was the play that won her an award-- it could have been her other play, the Dud. As of now I think it was, in fact, the Dud, because I found several archived articles from 1923 speaking about her being awarded Harvard's Belmont Theatre Prize for that play. I haven't found enough information to be sure though, so I'll come back to it later.

= Heather's Comments = 2.25.2019- Great start! Can you include a little more about what about the existing Dorothy Heyward article needs improved. How will the sources below help? Next, you'll want to copy and paste part of the article into this Sandbox space to improve it. Okay?

3.22.2019- Wow, this is great! You're really digging into the research and that's the idea. What else will you want to add by 3/31 when you move this work to the main page. I'm not requiring much more than what you have done, but I couldn't quite tell from your work log what your scope is. Go for it!

4.5.2019- Excellent. Looks like you're done!

= Notes = Sources for Dorothy Hayward article - the current article lacks citation for most facts, and the sources below provide more details and elaborate on what is currently stated in the article.