![]() He then carried on the tradition with his own only child, Jenifer," said James Hutchisson, an English professor at the Citadel and Heyward's biographer. "The tale was invented by Heyward's mother, Jane Screven DuBose, who probably told it to Heyward when he was a child. DuBose Heyward was best known as the Charleston gentleman who wrote the book Porgy, the basis for Gershwin's classic American opera Porgy and Bess. See, the other great part about this little gem is that it was written by a dad, taken from a story his mom told him and that he used to tell his daughter at bedtime. ![]() So as we continue our endless debate about working mothers, it's kind of fun to be schooled on work/life balance by a guy from George Gershwin's era. ![]() Here's my favorite part of the book: It was written in 1939. You see where I'm going with this, right? ![]()
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